Letter to the CEO of Eni's Brazilian subsidiary

In the previous publication, we saw that the report of the irregularities came before my dismissal.

Today, the chronology reveals another equally important fact.

Just two days after my dismissal from AGIP do Brasil (on August 3, 2001), I sent a formal letter to the Company's CEO challenging the facts that had led to my dismissal - following the guidance of the Human Resources Director.

At that moment, I still believed that everything could be clarified internally through an impartial review of the facts.

At that time, there were no lawsuits.

There were no public disputes.

There was no public exposure of the case.

There was only a former employee seeking to understand the reasons for his dismissal and believing that they could be reconsidered in light of the facts.
This letter occupies an important place in the chronology because it demonstrates that my account of the events was not developed years later.

It was presented immediately, while the events were still unfolding.

More than challenging the decision itself, the letter requested that the Company carefully review the events that had preceded my dismissal.

The objective was simple.

To allow the Company itself to reassess the facts before a decision based on incorrect information produced permanent consequences.

Unfortunately, this would not be the last time I brought this documentation to the attention of the Company's senior management.

Over the following years, new communications would be submitted to Eni's Board of Directors, always accompanied by documents intended to provide an objective reconstruction of the events.

Once again, the purpose of this publication is not to persuade anyone.

It is simply to demonstrate, through the chronology and the documentary evidence, that my challenge to the Company's decision began immediately after the events that gave rise to the Flinto Case.

Because, from this point forward, the documents will continue to speak for themselves.

To be continued on Thursday.


✅ Learn more:

1️⃣ Letter to the CEO of AGIP do Brasil (03 August 2001):
🔹 Original Portuguese Version
🔹 English Version

2️⃣ Chronology of Facts for the Reconstruction of Events

3️⃣ Memorial (1999 - 2025)

The report came before the dismissal

In the previous publication, we saw how every serious investigation begins with the chronological reconstruction of the facts.

Today, we take another step in that reconstruction.

One of the earliest documents in the chronology records a simple, yet fundamental fact.

The report of the irregularities came before my dismissal.

In June 2001, I formally reported irregularities that I had witnessed at Eni's Brazilian subsidiary.

At that moment, I simply complied with what the Company's own Code of Ethics required: to report conduct and situations that were inconsistent with its principles and values.

At that time, I could never have imagined that this decision would completely change my personal and professional life for the next twenty-five years.

This document occupies a crucial place in the chronology because it establishes an objective starting point.

First came the report.

Then came the events that ultimately led to my dismissal.

This sequence of events is not a matter of my interpretation.

It derives directly from the dates contained in the documents produced at the time.

It may seem like a minor detail.

But in any serious investigation, the chronological sequence of events is essential to understanding the context in which each decision was made.

That is precisely why I chose to begin this documentary series with the chronology of events.

In the coming publications, we will see how the documents produced immediately after my dismissal make it possible to reconstruct, step by step, the development of this story over nearly twenty-five years.

Once again, the purpose is not to persuade anyone.

The purpose is to make the documents available so that every reader may examine them and reach their own independent conclusions.

Because, from this point forward,
the documents will continue to speak for themselves.

To be continued on Wednesday.


✅ Learn more:

1️⃣ Chronology of Facts for the Reconstruction of Events;

2️⃣ Memorial (1999 - 2025).