Apple allows alternative app stores, payments in Brazil after deal with regulator

Apple has agreed to allow iOS app distribution through alternative marketplaces in Brazil, following an agreement with the country's antitrust watchdog CADE.

Apple said ​on Thursday it will allow ​developers in Brazil ‌to distribute ​iOS apps through alternative marketplaces and process payments outside its system, following an ‌agreement with the country's antitrust watchdog CADE.