Oliveira only suspected Batista had not fully disclosed his fortune four years after their 2004 divorce, according to the documents. Repeatedly confronted by his ex-wife, Batista eventually told her he would correct for the shortfall, but never made good on the promise, the suit alleges.
Batista’s lawyer did not return a call and email requesting comment. Oliveira’s lawyers weren’t immediately available to confirm the suit.
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Batista’s commodities and logistics empire raised his personal fortune to more than $30 billion at the start of the decade, turning him into one of the wealthiest people in the world. Those riches evaporated after his group of startups went bust under a mountain of debt and insider trading investigations. At one point in 2015, he gained the rare distinction of “negative billionaire” when his net worth sank to more than $1 billion in debt.
(Written by David Biller and Sabrina Valle)