Brazilian billionaire Eik Batista is going to become the richest person in the world

The Brazilian billionaire Eik Batista, who controls the oil and mining business, plans to become the richest person in the world, moving from 8th place in the list of the richest people of the planet, writes The Wall Street Journal with reference to the interview of Batasta.

Currently, the state of the Brazilian businessman is estimated at $ 27 billion, and he occupies the 8th line in the list of billionaires, which publishes Forbes magazine.

“I’m competing with Slim,” says the Batista, referring to the Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim, who is currently heading the Forbes list. “I don’t know if I go around it to the right or left, but I’ll go around it.”

The publication notes that in addition to Slim, the batist will have to compete with Bill Gates and Warren Buffett, occupying the second and third lines of the list.

Batista’s confidence is heated by the fact that his EBX Group company costs oil costs $ 18 per barrel, and in the world market it costs $ 112. The cost of gold, which is extracted by the company of Batista, does not exceed $ 325 per ounce, and in the global market gold is traded above $ 1,500 per ounce. At the same time, the batist is sure that he will see the price of $ 2500.