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Brazilian Court Ousts Oi Leadership and Orders 30-Day Debt Pause Under Court-Appointed Control

The judge characterized the step as a limited advance of bankruptcy effects to safeguard essential telecom services.

Overview

  • Judge Simone Gastesi Chevrand removed the board and management of Oi and its subsidiaries Serede and Tahto.
  • Judicial administrators Bruno Rezende and Tatiana Binato were appointed to run a transition, with Rezende overseeing service continuity and Binato managing the subsidiaries.
  • Collections on extraconcursal debts were suspended for 30 days, and confidentiality over talks between the new management and creditors was lifted during this period.
  • The court barred dealings with the consultancy Íntegra, linked to CEO Marcelo Milliet, and froze Oi’s Nio shareholding along with funds tied to arbitration with V. Tal and Anatel.
  • Creditors and the court-appointed managers have 30 days to choose between full liquidation or resuming recovery, with reporting citing about R$1.5 billion in extraconcursal debts and roughly R$21 million in available cash.