cperl-extra-newline-before-brace

cperl-extra-newline-before-brace is a variable defined in `cperl-mode.el'.
Its value is

nil

• This variable is safe as a file local variable if its value
  satisfies the predicate `booleanp'.

Documentation:
*Non-nil means that if, elsif, while, until, else, for, foreach
and do constructs look like:

if ()
{
}

instead of:

if () {
}

You can customize this variable.