--- title: "Apple opens iOS to rival app stores in Brazil" url: https://daily.dev/posts/apple-opens-ios-to-rival-app-stores-in-brazil-xok0z1o0n source_url: https://thenextweb.com/news/apple-brazil-cade-sideloading-alternative-app-stores type: article source: "The Next Web" published: 2026-06-18T19:50:04.184Z updated: 2026-06-18T19:54:17.584Z tags: ["apple", "ios", "app-store"] reading_time: 3 upvotes: 0 comments: 0 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Apple opens iOS to rival app stores in Brazil **[The Next Web](https://daily.dev/sources/tnw)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Apple will allow alternative app marketplaces and third-party payment processing in Brazil starting with iOS 26.5, following a December 2025 antitrust settlement with Brazil's competition regulator CADE. Brazilian developers can distribute apps through authorized third-party stores and bypass Apple's In-App Purchase system, though direct web sideloading remains prohibited. Apple's new fee structure sets App Store commission at 25% (or 10% for qualifying programs), with an additional 5% for using Apple's payment system. Brazil joins the EU, Japan, and South Korea in compelling Apple to open iOS to third-party distribution. The changes mirror Apple's EU Digital Markets Act concessions, and questions remain about whether Brazil's enforcement will be more effective than the EU's, given ongoing violations there and Apple's tendency to make alternatives commercially unattractive. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Apple opens up its App Store to competition in Japan](https://daily.dev/posts/apple-opens-up-its-app-store-to-competition-in-japan-j7nmf8maq) · TechCrunch · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#apple](https://daily.dev/tags/apple), [#ios](https://daily.dev/tags/ios), [#app-store](https://daily.dev/tags/app-store) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/apple-opens-ios-to-rival-app-stores-in-brazil-xok0z1o0n)