Petrobras (PETR4) Now Has a New President: Jean Paul Prates, Who Is a Critic of State Pricing Policy, With a Focus on Pre-Salt Operations and Distribution of Billion-Dollar Dividends – Which Made Investors Turn Up Their Noses at His Appointment, Which Took Place on This Thursday (26).
A few days before being endorsed by the company’s board of directors, Prates Tried to Calm Market Nerves and Assured in Advance That There Would Be No Intervention in Fuel Prices.
Jean Paul Prates Is the New President of Petrobras
However, he has yet to rectify his statements about the dividends of this state-owned company, which is still the largest dividend payer in the world.
“A Long-Term Company Cannot Just Keep Taking Pre-Salt from the Sea and Distributing Dividends,” Reaffirmed Jean Paul Prates Earlier This Month.
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Brazilian city gains industrial hub for 85 companies that is equivalent to 55 football fields.
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Peugeot and Citroën factory in Argentina cuts production by half and opens a layoff program for more than 2,000 employees after Brazil drastically reduced purchases of Argentine vehicles.
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A Brazilian city gains a factory worth R$ 300 million with the capacity to process 200 thousand tons of wheat per year, a mill of 660 tons/day, silos for 42 thousand tons, and an industrial area of 276 thousand m².
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Havan will leave the shopping mall in Blumenau to inaugurate something that the chain has never done before: a megastore in half-timbered style in the Historic Center of the city, which is expected to be completed in May and change the landscape of local retail.
With All These Statements in Tow and Still Watching Petrobras Shares Plummet on B3, Prates Met with Lula at the Palácio do Planalto.
Among the Topics Discussed at the Table, According to Some Sources, Were the Names That May Still Be Indicated by the Union to the Board of Directors of the State-Owned Company.
Shortly After the Meeting, Jean Paul Prates Stated in a Video for Petrobras Employees That He Advocates for the State-Owned Company to Be a Driver of Economic Growth, Seeking New Frontiers, and Also Excelling in Oil and Gas Production and Leading the Energy Transition.
Regarding the Meeting, President Lula Did Not Say a Single Word. The Two Are Expected to Meet Today (27) and on Monday (03).
Be It Now or Even in Future Moments, Both Will Still Have to Address Petrobras’ Pricing Policy – After All, Throughout the Election Campaign, Lula Repeated Several Times That He Would Still Abolish the Price Parity Model to Reduce Fuel Prices at Refineries.
This Tuesday (24), Before Prates Arrived at His New Residence, Petrobras Announced a New Price Adjustment.


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