Petrobras boss has cancer and treatment has already started

Cayo Pais de Andrade has been in charge of the state-owned company since June

for every Gabriel Vasconcelos

09/15/2022 | 11:56 PMModernization: 09/16/2022 | 00:03

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river – Petrobras On Thursday, the fifteenth of this month, he confirmed to Radio that the president of Petrobras, Cayo Pais de AndradeAnd the Health treatment started. The news was delivered to the company’s employees in an internal statement. Despite this, Pais de Andrade will continue to take charge of the state-owned company, the company said, dispatching normally. The CEO spends most of his days in Brasilia, away from Petrobras’ headquarters in Rio.

Officially, Petrobras has not confirmed the diagnosis, claiming it is a personal matter of the president. But informed sources confirm that Chief Petrobras has cancer, a common type of cancer that develops in the epithelial cells that cover the skin and most organs. Carcinoid tumors have high cure rates, depending on the affected structure.

Cayo Mario Pais de Andrade, substitute for Paolo Opel

Pais de Andrade took over Petrobras At the end of June this year by referring to the union. It is seen as key to the process of technically lowering fuel prices at Petrobras refineries, in line with pressure from President Jair Bolsonaro (PL), close to the election.

Since July 19, there have been four cuts to gasoline, with the effect of the cumulative drop in prices of 31.8%. In the case of diesel, there were two modifications, which allowed a cumulative reduction of 9.3% at the stations, according to figures from National Agency for Petroleum, Biofuels and Natural Gas (ANP) Released last Monday.