Brazil Antitrust Body Rules Apple Must Permit External Payment Methods in iOS Apps ⇥ reuters.com

Andre Romani and Alberto Alerigi Jr., Reuters:

Brazilian antitrust regulator Cade said on Monday that Apple must lift restrictions on payment methods for in-app purchases, among other things, as the watchdog moved to proceed with an investigation into a complaint filed by Latin America e-commerce giant MercadoLibre.

It would look very silly to me if Apple continues to deal with these consistent findings in country after country after country after country in individualized ways instead of updating its rules globally. Very silly, indeed.