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.

According to Reuters, the complaint filed by MercadoLibre in 2022 pointed out that Apple imposes its in-house payment system upon developers that offer digital goods or services, and prevents these developers to redirect buyers to their own websites and do their transactions outside the app.

Brazil’s antitrust regulator Cade has ruled that Apple must lift restrictions on in-app purchases within 20 days, Reuters reports. Otherwise, if the iPhone maker doesn’t comply, it faces fines of $43,

Brazil's antitrust regulator has ordered Apple to remove App Store restrictions on third-party payment systems and allow developers to

Apple’s App Store anti-steering rules have been declared illegal in Brazil, in the latest antitrust ruling against the company.

Apple continues to be under the fire for the restrictions that it has imposed on payment methods for in-app purchases. Brazilian antitrust regulator Cade on Monday said that Apple must lift those restrictions on in-app purchases.