Mauro Thibau

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Mauro Thibau (born July 10, 1923 in Rio de Janeiro ; † beginning of September 2005 ) was a Brazilian Minister of Mines and Energy.

Life

Mauro Thibau completed his studies at the Escola Nacional de Engenharia (ENE) in Rio de Janeiro in 1946 and became a subsidiary of Electric Bond at Companhia Auxiliar de Empresas Elétricas Brasileiras (CAEEB), a subsidiary of the American & Foreign Power Company (AMFORP) and Share Company . From 1950 to February 1952 he was employed by the Companhia de Desenvolvimento dos Vales do São Francisco e do Parnaíba (CVSF), where in 1950 he developed a concept for the electrification of the state of Minas Gerais . From February 1952 he headed the Centrais Elétricas de Minas Gerais (Cemig). His duties included the exploitation of mining concessions and the financial planning of the electricity supply company . After the Operação Brother Sam he was minister of mines and energy in the cabinet of Humberto Castelo Branco from April 17, 1964 to March 15, 1967 .

During his tenure as Minister of Energy, on November 12, 1964, the American & Foreign Power Company properties in Brazil were sold to Eletrobrás .

On March 11, 1966, he took part in a meeting at which the construction of the Itaipú was agreed.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Ligia Maria Martins Cabral, Energia elétrica e integração na América do Sul, Centro da Memória da Eletricidade no Brasil, 2004, p. 97
  2. Ruth Leacock, Requiem for Revolution : The United States and Brazil, 1961-1969, [1]
  3. observatorio da imprensa, PARTICIPANTES DA REUNIÃO DE 11 DE MARÇO DE 1966
predecessor Office successor
Artur da Costa e Silva Minister of Mines and Energy
April 17, 1964 to March 15, 1967
José Costa Cavalcanti