Correios to pay $ 21.9 million fine for unfair competition

The Board of Directors of Economic Defense (CADE) has approved a termination agreement with the Post Office as part of a process of anti-competitive behavior in the postal market. With the agreement of this Wednesday (30/01), the Post Office will have to pay a fine of R $ 21.9 million, which will be recovered from the Fund of the diffuse rights.

The investigation was initiated following a complaint filed by the Union of Goods Freight Companies of São Paulo (Setcesp). The entity accuses the public company of taking steps to harm competitors in the delivery market, where it does not hold a monopoly. According to the union, the intention was also to monopolize the delivery market.

According to Setcesp, the Post excludes its competitors from the market through repeated and unsubstantiated lawsuits, which would constitute the practice known as . simulated litigation . In addition, according to Setcesp, the company would have higher prices for competing customers in the market, while non-competing customers pay lower prices for the same product.

In April 2018, Cade's general superintendency recommended the belief of ECT practices. At the time, the agency had badyzed the results of more than 200 lawsuits involving the company and discussed the extension of the postal monopoly. Swiss Post has lost most of its equity-related shares, such as tax bills, bills of lading and printed letters of light.

According to the investigation, it appears that the Post Office has hindered or hindered the process. from other companies. In the e-commerce and financial services sector, it was found that the Post Office had refused to work with competitors, only selling its services to companies that did not compete with the state-owned company.

In the contract, the Post also undertook to: create a competitive compliance program with prevention and control procedures aimed at preventing harmful conduct. The process will be suspended until full compliance with the obligations established in the term. Information of the press office of Cade

Process: 08700.009588 / 2013-04