Apple settles Brazilian antitrust case with App Store policy overhaul

Starting next year, Apple will allow app sideloading and external payment links for users in Brazil, following an antitrust settlement with local regulators. Here are the details.

A bit of background

In 2022, Latin American e-commerce giant MercadoLibre filed a complaint with Brazil’s competition watchdog, the Conselho Administrativo de Defesa Econômica (CADE), challenging Apple’s iOS App Store rules, including restrictions on app distribution and the mandatory use of…