By means of their social networks, on the night of last Friday (11), the businessman Marcelo Marques, pre-candidate for the presidency of Grêmio, released the purchase of the gaucho club arena.
According to the newspaper “Correio do Povo”, Marcelo for the amount of 120 million reais, in a contract sealed with Revee and Aarena Porto-Alegre, formerly responsible for the administration of the site.
Entrepreneur of the food industry and eyeing the presidency of Grêmio
Marcelo Marques works in the food business, being president of the Marquespan Group. The company has been in the market since 1999 and occupies the place of largest French bread manufacturer in the world, according to its official website, with over 20,000 active customers.
Fanatic fan, the businessman is a pre-candidate for the next presidential election, which is expected to take place between September and November this year. The position will be valid for the triennium of 2026-2028.
Marcelo is the founder of the movement “The Grêmio is Our”, as well as against the implementation of a corporation of football (SAF) in the tricolor gaucho. “I don’t want to turn Saf at all. It would be a very sad day for me, because I want Grêmio to always be the fan,” he said in an interview with the newspaper Zero Hora.
In 2023, Marcelo Marques was one of the names that helped bring Uruguayan Luis Suárez to the Porto Alegre team, contributing to the payment of part of the player’s salaries. In addition, last month, when he announced the presidential candidacy, Marcelo removed the sponsorship that his company kept with Internacional.
