Julio Casares published a photo with Alexandre Baldy, former minister and current deputy of the Chinese automaker who competes directly with the Swedish manufacturer
The president of, Julio Casares, published on Monday (24.FEV.2025) on social networks a photo alongside Alexandre Baldy, senior vice president of BYD in Brazil.
The visit of married to the Chinese automaker drew attention, as the club pahttps: //www.poder360.com.br/wordpress/wp-admin/edit.phpilist is currently a partner of another vehicle manufacturer, a.
“A week of hard work. One more. Productive visit with my friend @alexandrebaldy @bydautobrasil ”wrote married to your Instagram account.
The Paulista Club’s partnership with Swedish company began in July 2021. The agreement includes actions, promotions, special discounts and exclusive benefits to members of the team’s supporter program and employees. Company’s hybrid vehicles are also available to São Paulo.
As part of the agreement, Volvo has installed recharge points for electric and hybrid vehicles on Morumbi premises and the club’s training center. At the time of launch, the Swedish automaker also offered a discount of $ 10,000 in all hybrid models for those registered in the supporter program.
At the time, Rafael Ugo, director of marketing Latam Hub to Volvo Car Brasil, said that the purpose of the partnership was to spread the electrification and show the public that hybrid and electric vehicles are already a reality. “Today we are sales leaders in the Hybrid plug-in segment and we want more and more people to have access to this technology”declared Ugo.
To the Poder360the São Paulo club said it was only a visit by the president to BYD and that there was no discomfort with Volvo. BYD reported that the meeting took place two weeks ago and was a courtesy visit.
Baldy is former federal deputy and was also minister of cities in the government of former President Michel Temer (2016-2018).
The former minister was targeted in 2020 of Operation Dardaries, offshoot of Lava Jato that aimed alleged bribes paid to public agents by entrepreneurs investigated for deviations in Rio. He was accused of receiving $ 2.5 million in improper advantages of 2014 to 2018.
On December 22, 2024, the Minister of the Supreme Court (STF) Gilmar Mendes annulled the evidence against former federal deputy Alexandre Baldy in the case investigating possible crimes of corruption and involvement with criminal organization.
Byd, a company where Baldy today operates as an executive, is one of the largest global electric vehicle manufacturers and opened its first factory in Brazil in 2023 in Camaçari (BA).
The visit of married towards generated speculation about a possible change in the auto partnership of the São Paulo club, but so far there has been no official demonstration of São Paulo or Volvo on the subject.
O Poder360 Contact BYD, Julio Casares, São Paulo Futebol Clube and Volvo and expects response to commenting on the case.
This report was written by the journalism intern Janaína Cunha under the supervision of the publisher Thaís Ferraz.
