Brazilian Government proposes to a woman to preside over Petrobras

Is the Brazilian oil company Petrobras preparing a change in his presidency, headed by José Sergio Gabrielli, which the Government proposes to replace Maria das Graças Foster, as confirmed yesterday the State-owned company.

The Minister of finance, Guido Mantega, who is also President of the Council of administration of Petrobras, "already said it will move the proposal" to make Foster, current Director of the Division of gas and energy, the first woman who presides over the company, according to a business. connected

The proposal will be discussed at the next meeting of the Board of Directors of the company, on February 9, according to the release of oil, which confirmed as well versions published yesterday by several newspapers.

"Once the matter in question (the appointment of Foster) is approved by the Council, the company will give wide dissemination to the fact", noted the communiqué from Petrobras.

If it is adopted by the Council u000aAdministration, Foster will replace Gabrielli, who is in Office since 2005 and which apparently aims to be a candidate for Governor of the northeastern State of Bahia.

Foster is a personal friend of the President of Brazil, Dilma Rousseff, and is considered a profile next to the Government and technical Executive

Journalistic versions, they cite not official sources, the output of Gabrielli would politically motivated, since that would be studying to launch his political career in the governing party of workers (PT) in the State of Bahia (northeast).

According to the economic daily value, the change in the Presidency of Petrobras was decided two weeks ago by President Rousseff so Gabrielli can "approaching" the State of Bahia in order to be a candidate for Governor in 2014.

Petrobras is an open company controlled by the Brazilian State, which owns more than 50% of the shares with voting rights, and negotiates u000atheir titles on the stock exchanges of São Paulo, New York, Madrid and Buenos Aires.

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