Apple will allow third-party app stores and payment processing in Brazil

Brazilian regulators have with Apple after a yearslong investigation into the company’s App Store fee practices as well as its policies against third-party app stores. As first reported by Brazilian tech site , the nation’s Administrative Council of Economic Defense (CADE) said it has accepted Apple’s proposed agreement that will address claims of anticompetitive practices.

The agreement will allow for third-party payment processing methods for in-app purchases and reins in Apple’s anti-steering efforts…