The Court of Justice of the European Union confirmed the record fine imposed on Google by the European Commission, worth R$24.75 billion, for abusing its dominant position in the market through Android.
The decision rejects Google's appeal against a ruling by the General Court of the European Union. This court had already reduced the initial fine, which was R$26.05 billion, to R$24.75 billion.
Alphabet, Google's parent company, will have to pay R$9.12 billion in the penalty.
In 2018, the European Commission concluded that the multinational abused its dominant position by imposing pre-installation agreements and license conditions for certain applications. According to Brussels, the practice favored Google Search and the Chrome browser on mobile devices that use the Android operating system, also developed by Google.
The amount is the largest fine ever imposed by the European Commission in a case of violation of competition rules.
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