<div id="readability-page-1"><div> <p id="speakable-summary">Apple announced on Thursday that developers in Brazil are now allowed to distribute their iOS apps through alternative app stores and process payments for digital goods and services outside the App Store.</p> <p>The changes, which are a part of Apple’s agreement with Brazil’s competition regulator Conselho Administrativo de Defesa Econômica, or CADE, loosen Apple’s rules in yet another market, following similar    revisions in the E.U. and Japan.</p>   <p>The move marks another crack in Apple’s long-held control over the iOS app ecosystem, which has been forced to open up by regulators, and, in some cases, via legal battles. In the U.S., for example, Apple now permits developers to direct users to external payment options as a result of the court’s decision in the Epic Games lawsuit against the iPhone maker. </p> <p>The updates in Brazil’s market will include the introduction of new protections, including a notarization process for iOS apps distributed outside the App Store, authorization requirements for alternative app marketplaces, and other rules designed to protect children from inappropriate content and scams, Apple said.</p> <p>The company also updated Attachment 12 of its Apple Developer Program License Agreement to specify terms for iOS apps in Brazil, which will use the Core Technology Commission (CTC) fee structure. This 5% CTC fee had replaced the older Core Technology Fee (CTF) in January as part of Apple’s revised business terms in the EU. It applies to apps distributed from the App Store, via the web, and/or alternative marketplaces. </p> <p>In Brazil, developers will need to agree to the latest update of the license agreement by July 6, 2026, Apple noted.</p> </div></div>

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<p>Apple announced that developers in Brazil can now distribute iOS apps via alternative app stores and process payments outside the App Store. This change, part of an agreement with Brazil's competition regulator CADE, follows similar moves in the EU and Japan. New protections include notarization for external apps and authorization for marketplaces. Developers must agree to updated license terms by July 6, 2026, which include a 5% Core Technology Commission fee.</p>

- Apple announced that developers in Brazil can now distribute iOS apps through alternative app stores and process payments outside the App Store.  
- This change is part of an agreement with Brazil's competition regulator, reflecting a broader trend of loosening Apple’s control in various markets, influenced by regulatory pressures and legal battles.  
- New protections and requirements, including a notarization process and child protection measures, will accompany the changes, and developers must accept the updated license agreement by July 6, 2026.

Apple opens up App Store to new competition in Brazil