BNDES slice at JBS is the target of several groups

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Rio – The resistance of the Joesley brothers and Wesley Batista hampers the projects of the National Bank of economic and social development (BNDES ) to sell its share in the refrigerator JBS . Several groups were looking for the development bank with an interest in buying from the owner of the brands Seara and Friboi, sources consulted by Estadão / Broadcast.

With the Baptists' refusal to engage in negotiations, which is important for the talks have not yet taken place. The talks are going on, but there is not really any negotiation.

Since he came into crisis, following the awards ceremony His main leaders, namely President Michel Temer, J & F, holding the Batista family, have been divested of several companies [19659005] Alpargatas, shoe and clothing manufacturer, owner of the Havaianas brand and pulp producer. Eldorado are among the companies sold. According to sources heard by Estadão / Broadcast, in the case of JBS, the company that gave birth to the group, the provision would not be the same.

participation. The development bank currently holds 21.3% of JBS's capital, valued at R $ 5.153 billion, based on Thursday's market value. The stake was built with part of the $ 8.1 billion invested in the company, mainly through the purchase of shares.

The Development Bank has already informed in 2017 that it has won operations when it considers distributed profits, loans returned and shares already sold. Better known investment of the "national champions" policy, under which BNDES has supported, in PT governments, the internationalization of large national groups, the Bank's operations with JBS are the target of the Bullish operation , launched in May 2017 by

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To make matters worse, the raids with JBS members predate the award-winning demarcation of the Wesley and Joesley brothers. Recently, as a result of a lawsuit filed by BNDESPar holding, the investment arm of the bank, the CVM filed another case of conflict of interest against its participation in a meeting of shareholders held in April of last year.

On Friday 29th in the morning, the company's shares recorded the largest increase in Ibovespa, the main index of the stock market, fueled by information that a Qatari fund would be doing an audit to acquire the company. BNDES action, published on the website of Veja magazine.

positions. In a statement, JBS stated that he had "not taken notice of any trade involving his actions."

Wanting to comment on the information obtained through the broadcast, the company maintained its The BNDES also did not comment on the rumors, claiming that it was not information about publicly traded companies. "The information comes from the newspaper" O ". Estado de S. Paulo