Won the first battle!

When I reported irregularities in 2001, I believed the discussion would be about the facts.

It wasn't.

Shortly afterward, I was dismissed.

It was the beginning of a long battle that would span decades.

But there is one detail that very few people know.

Years later, the Brazilian Labor Court formally recognized my role as a "whistleblower".

It was the first major victory ‼️

A decision that confirmed I was not fighting for a fantasy, a theory, or a narrative created after the fact.

I was fighting for facts.

I was defending the company.

I simply did what Eni’s own Code of Ethics encouraged its employees to do.

Naturally, that decision did not bring the story to an end.

Other battles would follow.

New documents would emerge.

New controversies would arise.

And the question that remains to this day is simple:

📌 If the first battle was won with the recognition of my role as a whistleblower, why did this story continue for more than 25 long and painful years?

To be continued...

✅ Learn more about my history with the Italian oil giant Eni:

1️⃣ Memorial (1999–2025);

2️⃣ Chronology of facts supported by documentary evidence.

Eni Code of Ethics

Companies often publish Codes of Ethics to guide behavior, prevent misconduct, and reinforce their values.

The Italian oil giant Eni was no different!

Its Code of Ethics spoke about integrity, transparency, accountability, anti-corruption, and the protection of whistleblowers. It expressly prohibited any form of retaliation against those who reported wrongdoing in good faith.

In theory, it was exactly what any professional would hope to find in a major corporation.

But there is a difference between publishing a Code of Ethics and applying it in practice.

In 2001, when I encountered situations that I considered incompatible with those principles, I made a simple decision:

📌 to act in accordance with the company's own Code of Ethics.

I believed the company would support someone who defended the very values it claimed to uphold.

I was wrong.

In the years that followed, I would discover that following a Code of Ethics can be far more difficult than writing one.

To be continued...

✅ Learn more about my history with the Italian oil giant Eni:

1️⃣ Memorial (1999–2025);

2️⃣ Chronology of facts supported by documentary evidence.

The day it all began

Every story has a starting point.

Sometimes it is not a major decision.

Sometimes it is simply a moment when someone realizes that something should not be happening.

In 2001, while working for AGIP do Brasil - then a subsidiary of the Italian energy giant Eni - I identified facts that I considered incompatible with both the words and the spirit of the company's Code of Ethics.

At that moment, I had two options:
🔹 remain silent;
🔹 or act in accordance with the principles and values that Eni claimed to uphold.

I chose to blow the whistle ‼️

The events that followed would shape the next 25 years of my life.

Follow the upcoming posts to discover every detail of this story.

✅ Learn more about my history with the Italian oil giant Eni:

1️⃣ Memorial (1999–2025);

2️⃣ Chronology of facts supported by documentary evidence.