# Renato Gonzaga President – Brazil ## Career chronology - **Effective 5 January 2026: Brazilian Rare Earths Limited** — President – Brazil. [Brazilian Rare Earths Limited Annual Report 2025]() (FY25 Remuneration Report, PDF p.39 / printed p.37); [Company and leadership]() (leadership biography) - **17 September 2024 to 5 January 2026; the FY2025 annual report lists him as Group CFO throughout FY25: Brazilian Rare Earths Limited** — Group Chief Financial Officer. [Brazilian Rare Earths Executive Team Changes]() (announcement, page 1); [Brazilian Rare Earths Limited Annual Report 2025]() (FY25 Remuneration Report, PDF p.39 / printed p.37) - **Earlier role; exact dates and title not stated: MMX Metals and Mining** — M&A and Investor Relations leadership. [Company and leadership]() (leadership biography: prior roles); [Brazilian Rare Earths Executive Team Changes]() (announcement, page 1) - **Earlier roles; dates not stated: U.S. Agtech company; G5 Partners** — CFO; investment banker, respectively. [Company and leadership]() (leadership biography: prior roles) ## Education and qualifications ### Issuer reports economics degree and IMD MBA [renato-education] Qualifications reported by 2026 · issuer reported · low materiality BRE reports a Bachelor of Science in Economics from the Federal University of Minas Gerais and an MBA from IMD. Independent university verification was not reviewed. **Attribution:** Responsibility not applicable. Qualifications are issuer-reported; independent registrar verification was not performed. **Relevance:** Relevant to finance and transaction roles, though not an operations credential. [Company and leadership]() (leadership biography: education); [Brazilian Rare Earths Executive Team Changes]() (announcement, page 1) ## Litigation and enforcement ### BRE's share buyback of mining-rights consideration is being challenged by former rights owners [renato-contract-litigation] March–October 2026 · disputed · medium materiality Folha reported that former owners of Bahia mining rights sued over BRE's cancellation/buyback of four million shares for A$1 under a clause tied to ANM approval of final exploration reports. The plaintiffs reportedly argue BRE became responsible for the filing deadline; BRE rejected the allegation. The article did not provide a case number or outcome, and it did not allege personal wrongdoing by Gonzaga. **Attribution:** Role overlaps event; causation unproven. Gonzaga was President – Brazil by the reported dispute period, but no personal role in the contract, deadline or buyback decision is established. **Relevance:** Relevant to local transaction and regulatory execution; legal allegations remain unresolved at cutoff. [Australia's BRE Pays $1 for Rare Earth Assets Worth $12 Million, and Brazilians Take Case to Court]() (article, paragraphs 1–5) ## Suitability for the current role ### Brazilian deal and corporate-finance experience is relevant to the Brazil president role [renato-role-fit] Current role at 1 November 2026 · analyst inference · low materiality Analyst inference: the issuer reports his experience leading M&A and investor relations at MMX, working as a CFO and investment banker, and later serving as BRE Group CFO. This background is relevant to Brazilian corporate and project execution; sources do not establish his operating record at MMX or independent outcomes. **Attribution:** Responsibility not applicable. A role-fit judgment based on public biographies, not a claim of personal conduct or deal performance. **Relevance:** Relevant to local government, acquisition, financing and corporate-affairs work. [Company and leadership]() (leadership biography); [Brazilian Rare Earths Executive Team Changes]() (announcement, page 1); [Brazilian Rare Earths Limited Annual Report 2025]() (FY25 Remuneration Report, PDF p.39 / printed p.37) ## Evidence gaps - The 2026 mining-rights dispute remains unresolved in the reviewed reporting; court pleadings, docket, and later disposition were not obtained. - The article reports company-level allegations and denial, not a personal allegation against Gonzaga; his responsibility for the underlying contract or filing process is unknown. - Dates and independently verifiable operating outcomes for his MMX, U.S. agtech and G5 roles were not established. - Open-web searches are not an exhaustive criminal, sanctions, litigation, regulator, reference or credential check.