Businessman Commits Suicide During Event With Participation of Minister and Governor of Sergipe. The Seminar Was Canceled by Minister Bento Albuquerque Who Would Speak About Gas.
The businessman from Rio Grande do Sul, Sadi Paulo Castiel Gitz, from the ceramics company Escurial, committed suicide during an event in Aracaju, the capital of Sergipe, on the morning of Thursday, July 4. The Government of the State of Sergipe expressed its condolences through a public note.
The event would discuss aspects related to the production and supply of gas in Sergipe, the strategies of the Federal and State Government for the sector, as well as the perspectives of institutions and companies involved in the topic. Minister of Mines and Energy, Bento Albuquerque, was present at the event.
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Due to the incident, the Symposium of Opportunities was canceled, the government announced through a public note.
At the moment the businessman shot himself, the governor of Sergipe, Belivaldo Chagas, was speaking. Reports indicate that he had stood up and said, “Belivaldo, you are a great liar,” before shooting.
According to information, in May, the ceramics factory where Sadi was president, located in the municipality of Nossa Senhora do Socorro, near Aracaju, began the process of hibernation.
According to the company’s administration, the firm had lost more than 600 direct and indirect jobs. The determining reason for the hibernation process, according to the company, was the price of gas charged by Sergipe Gás (Sergas), the state government-concessioned company.
About the Businessman
Born in Porto Alegre, Sadi Gitz holds degrees in Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, and Administration. He has a postgraduate degree in Naval Engineering and Safety Engineering from PUC do Rio Grande do Sul, along with an MBA in Management from Fundação Getúlio Vargas.
In public service, he worked at the Superintendency of Transportation and Traffic (SMTT) and at the Municipal Urban Services Company (Emsurb). A former president of the Commercial and Business Association of Sergipe (Acese), he is currently the president director of Cerâmica Sergipe S/A, which he founded in 1986.

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