In a tragic development, a Brazilian billionaire mentioned in the prestigious Forbes list named Jose Bezerra de Menezes Neto was found dead in his luxurious beachside mansion by his son. Jose Bezerra de Menezes Neto, also known as Binho Bezerra was 64 when he was found unconscious along with his wife and dog in his room. To be precise, Binho Bezerra, 64, his wife Luciana, 62, and their dog were found dead in their room on Saturday. Binho Bezerra was a family businessman from Ceará who had an estimated net worth of BRL 1.55 billion (GBP 249 million). With the billionaire's demise, Brazilian social media are in a state of shock and are wondering what is Binho Bezerra's death reason or what happened to Binho Bezerra? Below is what we know in terms of Binho Bezerra's death reason-
Binho Bezerra's death reason
As per Brazilian media reports, Binho Bezerra's death along with his wife and dog is linked to Carbon Monoxide poisoning. Brazilian authorities believe that Binho Bezerra's death reason might have taken place following a boiler leak at the billionaire's home in Brazil. Jose Bezerra de Menezes Neto's tragic death took place at his luxurious mansion beach home in Guaruja, on the coast of Sao Paulo. Notably, Jose Bezerra de Menezes Neto was found unconscious by his 27-year-old son Rodrigo Passos Bezerra de Menezes, who was at the home with other members of the family at the time. However, none of them were affected. Jose and Luciana had been on one of the upper floors where the gas had accumulated.
Brazilian media reports quoted the Sao Paulo Civil Police who informed that they believed the couple died as a result of a leak of fumes from equipment used to heat the building. Not only this, but an autopsy report also confirmed carbon monoxide poisoning was the cause of death. However, it is worth mentioning that a police spokesman stated that although they were positive the gas leak was to blame, they still needed to confirm the technical reason for the leak. So, that the authorities can be totally sure that there was no foul play or that the billionaire couple were murdered.
It is pertinent to mention here that Forbes had previously named Binho Bezerra as the ninth richest man in the Brazilian state of Ceara with an estimated fortune of BRL 1.55 billion (GBP 249 million). He was also listed as number 205 on the list of Brazilian rich people.
Who was Binho Bezerra?
Binho Bezerra was the son of Colonel Humberto Bezerra, who was a federal deputy and mayor of Juazeiro do Norte (CE) in the 1960s, as well as vice-governor of Ceara and president of BicBanco. Therefore, Binho Bezerra was heir to Norma and Humberto Bezerra. Binho was once the youngest bank president in Brazil, at 38 years old. Not only this, he was a member of the third generation of controllers of BicBanco, now CCB Brasil, which was sold to China Construction Bank for BRL 1.62 billion (GBP 260 million) in 2013.