This paper highlights some of the key challenges for the Brazilian merger control regime in dealing with mergers involving digital platform ecosystems (DPEs). After a quick introduction to DPEs, we illustrate how conglomerate effects that are raised by such mergers remain largely unaddressed in...

Is there a common understanding on the type of values that ought to be promoted by platform regulations? What values should be baked into platforms' technical architectures? What values are to be promoted and enforced by regulators? Is it acceptable for platforms and public authorities to follow...