Brazil to hike individual cartel sentences

Tuesday, 27th September 2011 by Rosalind Donald

Brazil's Secretariat of Economic Law (SDE) has announced it wants to increase sentences for individuals convicted of cartel offences to equal those levied for offences such as robbery. The proposed amendments to the country's cartel laws are due to go before Congress for approval.

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