Eike may have left Brazil with a German passport, says Federal Police.
Businessman Eike Batista has not yet been officially located by the Federal Police and will be considered a fugitive if he does not contact the authorities in a "very short time"; according to Federal Police delegate Tacio Muzzi, there is information that Eike, who was the target of a preventive arrest warrant in a new phase of Operation Lava Jato, left the country on January 24th bound for New York, and the former billionaire may even have used a German passport to leave the country; the Federal Police may activate Interpol's red alert to request his arrest abroad.
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Businessman Eike Batista has not yet been officially located by the Federal Police and will be considered a fugitive if he does not contact the authorities within a "very short period of time," after being targeted by an arrest warrant in a new operation launched this Thursday as part of Lava Jato, the Federal Police stated.
According to Federal Police delegate Tacio Muzzi, there is information indicating that Eike Batista left the country on January 24th, heading to New York, and the former billionaire may even have used a German passport to leave the country.
According to the police chief, one of Eike's lawyers said that the businessman will turn himself in to the authorities.read hereBut if that doesn't happen soon, the Federal Police will activate Interpol's red alert to request his arrest abroad, he stated.