Owner of a fortune of R$ 100 billion, Jorge Paulo Lemann says that 'it is necessary to combat inequality'.

247 Businessman Jorge Paulo Lemann, the second richest Brazilian, stated that his personal story proves that "every crisis is full of opportunities" and that, "frankly, that's what I like most." 

The report from the newspaper O Globo He points out that "in a virtual debate, the owner of giants like AB InBev, Kraft Heinz and Burger King - known for bold acquisitions - said that it is in moments like this that 'certain things that were not available become available.'"     

Lemann said: "What I like most, frankly, is that every crisis is full of opportunities. All the crises I've been through have been tough, I suffered, I didn't really know how it would end, but some opportunity always appeared."

The billionaire further added: "It was a good deal and allowed us to buy Brahma (the brewery) at an opportune moment, during an election with uncertain results. We bought Brahma for a very cheap price. And, in 2008, we had the opportunity to buy Anheuser-Busch (...) the opportunities we seized during a time of crisis were better than those we seized during normal times, for which we paid more."