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Cade, the antitrust regulation agency in Brazil, is joining the list of governments and agencies around the world that are telling Apple to allow steering from apps to other payment options than just Apple’s own, Reuters reports. 

The agency stated on Nov. 25 that Apple needs to lift restrictions regarding payment methods for in-app purchases, and that Apple must allow app developers to add tools such as hyperlinks to other sites to help facilitate those other purchasing options, Reuters continues. The measures must be complied with within 20 days, or Apple will face fines of 250,000 real (around $43,000) per day.

The Cade ruling comes after an investigation looking into a 2022 complaint filed by MercadoLibre in both Brazil and Mexico, in which MercadoLibre took issue with Apple’s requirement that app developers must use Apple’s payment system for selling digital goods or services offered within the apps, the Reuters article explains. 

A TechCrunch article includes that while third-party app payment options or external-pointing links have already been allowed in Europe, the U.S., Japan, and South Korea, many of those cases are still ongoing because “many regulators believe Apple is not going far enough.”

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