Petrobras Chair Returns to Board Divided by Rivalries

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(Bloomberg) -- A Brazilian judge has reinstated Petroleo Brasileiro SA’s chairman as acrimony intensifies between government-appointed board members and those representing minority shareholders of ...

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Petrobras didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.\nBoard Drama\nThe tension heated up after board member Marcelo Gasparino said in an April 7 interview with local newspaper O Globo that government-appointed members make decisions based on political considerations instead of the company’s best interest. Mendes fought back by requesting an internal investigation into what he called unfounded accusations. \nThe two also argued on a WhatsApp group, according to reports in the local media confirmed by two people with knowledge of the posts. After that, Gasparino requested that the Brazil’s Securities and Exchange Commission, known as the CVM, carry out an investigation into recent developments on the board, according to a document seen by Bloomberg. \nThe 53-year-old lawyer wants the regulator to review allegedly “intimidating messages” in the chat group, especially in the run up to a vote that shot down the payment of extraordinary dividends. The CVM has started a preliminary investigation and has requested a statement from the chairman. At the same time, Gasparino is the target of a complaint filed to the CVM by oil workers, who said he shouldn’t be a member of utility Eletrobras while he serves on Petrobras’s board. \nThe government has reappointed Mendes as its choice for chairman at an April 25th board election, along with seven candidates. Gasparino and Jose Joao Abdalla will compete for some of those seats. The board also includes a representative of employees, and two other seats that minority shareholders will elect in a separate process. \nThere has been speculation that Aloizio Mercadante, a long-time ally of Lula and the head of Brazil’s development bank, could be appointed as the next chairman. He had previously been cited as a potential replacement for Prates. 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