André Esteves, from BTG Pactual, Flávio Rocha, from Riachuelo, and Rubens Ometto, from Cosan, are some of the Brazilian entrepreneurs invited to the meeting of President Jair Bolsonaro (PL) and billionaire Elon Musk, owner of Tesla and SpaceX.
Fabio Faria, Minister of Communications, wrote on social media that Musk arrived in Brazil at his invitation to talk to the government about connectivity in the Amazon.
Musk should speak 30 minutes about how technological tools can help in the preservation of the Amazon and in education.
In addition to Faria and businessmen, ministers General Heleno, Ciro Nogueira, Carlos França and Paulo Sérgio should participate in the lunch, which takes place at the Hotel Fasano Boa Vista, in Porto Feliz.
The agenda is regulation in the Amazon and connectivity of schools, which has already been the subject of previous meetings between Musk and the Brazilian government.
Check out the list of invited entrepreneurs, which was anticipated by columnist Lauro Jardim, from O Globo.
André Esteves
The banker, who was one of the executives closest to Planalto during PT administrations and was even imprisoned for a month in 2015 as part of Lava Jato, returned to the command of the board of investment bank BTG Pactual, a bank founded by the current Minister of Economy. , Paulo Guedes.
Flávio Rocha
The owner of Riachuelo tried to be president in 1994, when he left the race before the election, and in 2018 he was quoted as Bolsonaro’s vice. The businessman is known for his conservative positions in the field of customs.
Alberto Leite
The chief executive of security and technology company FS Security has built his career in the Brazilian telecommunications sector.
Ricardo Faria
The chairman of the board of Granja Faria is close to the Minister of Economy Paulo Guedes. In 2018, faced with doubts about the union of Guedes and Bolsonaro, he told Reuters that he was convinced of the idea because the economist showed tranquility about Bolsonaro’s recent alignment with free market ideas.
Zeco Auriemo
Executive chairman of the shopping mall and real estate company JHSF until 2014, that year he left his position to only serve as chairman of the company’s board of directors.
Carlos Sanchez
The owner of the generic-focused drugmaker EMS is worth $1.4 billion, according to Forbes. In 2021, during an attempt to bring Bolsonaro closer to the market, he participated in a meeting between the president and businessmen.
Rubens Ometto
Ometto is chairman of the board of directors of the energy logistics company Cosan. The company’s umbrella includes companies such as Raízen, Moove and Rumo.
Rubens Menin
President of MRV Engenharia, Banco Inter —which went public in 2018— and CNN Brasil. He was elected by Forbes as the 28th richest man in Brazil in 2022 with a net worth valued at US$1.2 billion (R$5.9 billion). He runs the business together with his family, one of the wealthiest and most influential in the country.
Rodrigo Abreu
The chief executive of Oi, whose mobile networks are being sold to competitors after filing for bankruptcy, was re-elected to the post by the company’s board in January this year. He is expected to hold the presidency for another two years.
Carlos Fonseca
Founder of Galapagos Capital, an investment company created in 2019, based in São Paulo.
Jose Felix
Félix has been president of Claro Brasil since July 2015. Before that, he had already held leadership positions at Net for over 12 years.
Pietro Labriola
After serving as president of the company in Brazil, Labriola became CEO of Telecom Italia in January this year.
Alberto Griselli
Griselli was raised to the presidency of Tim in Brazil after Labriola’s departure from office.
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