Alexandre Barreto has left Brazil's antitrust authority after nearly nine years of service.
Alexandre Barreto, General Superintendent of the Administrative Council for Economic Defense of Brazil (CADE), left the antitrust authority on June 25 after nearly nine years in senior leadership. During his tenure, he served as both CADE president and superintendent general, helping strengthen the institution's role in Brazil's competition policy.
"Alexandre Barreto's work at CADE stands as an example of long-standing public service dedicated to protecting the public interest, strengthening the institutional capacity of the antitrust authority, and promoting a competitive Brazilian economy,"
the agency said in a statement.
Barreto joined CADE in 2017 as its president. During his four-year term, the agency strengthened its international standing by becoming an associate member with voting rights in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's (OECD) Competition Committee. CADE also gained recognition as one of the world's leading competition authorities.
Under Barreto's leadership, CADE expanded cooperation with Brazilian government institutions and international partners, including the Central Bank of Brazil, the Public Prosecutor's Office and sector regulators. The agency also took on a more prominent role in discussions on Brazil's economic policy and competition framework.
In April 2022, Barreto was appointed Superintendent-General of CADE, and his term was renewed in June 2024. In that role, he focused on improving the agency's efficiency by reducing merger review times, modernizing analytical procedures and strengthening the detection and enforcement of anticompetitive conduct.
Before joining CADE, Barreto spent more than two decades in Brazil's public sector, serving in the National Treasury, the Federal Revenue Service and the Federal Court of Accounts (TCU). He also worked as a technical adviser to investigative committees in the Federal Senate.
Source: Gov.br
