Antonelli talks to Veja about the importance of minorities in S.A.s

By Robson Bonin
Source: Revista Veja
As the banker Abdalla intends to act at the top of Petrobras
Billionaire of Banco Clássico, the banker Juca Abdalla was elected member
of the Board of Directors of Petrobras on Wednesday alongside another
name indicated by his group, in this case, Marcelo Gasparino. The summit of the
state is formed by 11 councilors and will now be divided between six
names of the government, four of the minority and one of the workers.
The broad vote of Abdalla and Gasparino with the shareholders
minority – received more votes than all the other candidates
of the government – showed the ability to articulate a group before the
growing political interference of the government in the state.
Former advisor of the state and representative of Abdalla, Leonardo Antonelli
says that the arrival of the banker to the Board of Directors of the oil company
will give more security to shareholders who reject the political pressures of the
government.
"When a publicly traded company of the size of Petrobras, that suffers
constant political pressures, has an 'owner' in the Board of
Administration, in the case of Juca Abdalla, the minority shareholders can be sure
of a close look at the best governance practices", says Antonelli.
The former judge left no doubt about his willingness to run for the Palace
do Planalto in 2022. He admitted, however, that this claim depends
on the endorsement of his new party, União Brasil. Moro said he made this "retreat"
to put Brazil's interests above his personal interests.