Apple allows alternative app stores and payments in Brazil
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Apple, CADE (Brazil's competition regulator)
Brazil
June 2026
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Apple has agreed to allow developers in Brazil to distribute iOS apps through alternative stores and use external payment methods. The move follows an agreement with Brazil's competition regulator, CADE.
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