The plane of Pedro Lourenço, owner of Supermercados BH and sponsor of Cruzeiro, had to make a forced landing in Brasília after one of the turbines failed (Photo: Gustavo Aleixo/Cruzeiro)
Owner of the Supermercados BH chain and sponsor of Cruzeiro, Pedro Lourenço went through a moment of fright this Thursday (9/2). In the early afternoon, the businessman’s aircraft, which was traveling from Belo Horizonte to Unaí, in the northwest of Minas Gerais, had to make an emergency landing in Brasília.
As found out by super sports, the Embraer Phenom 300 aircraft, manufactured in 2013, suffered damage to one of the turbines due to an electrical failure. So, for safety reasons, the pilot requested a landing at Brasília Airport, instead of going down to Unaí. The trip on this stretch took about eight minutes.
When the aircraft landed in Brasília at 12:28 pm, firefighters were already on site to contain a possible fire. However, there was no problem in that regard, and the occupants emerged unharmed. Pedrinho was traveling alongside BH partners and some family members.
The plane belongs to Safra Leasing S/A Arrendamento Mercantil, but is operated by Supermercados BH Comércio de Alimentos S/A. That is, Lourenço’s company does not own the vehicle, but is responsible for its operation, maintaining a lease agreement with the company linked to the Safra Group.
The report tried to contact the Military Fire Department of the Federal District and the Brasília Airport, but none of the bodies gave feedback on what happened until the publication of the article.
Millionaire businessmen who cheer for Cruzeiro
Pedro Lourenço, from Supermercados BH
Photo: Alexandre Guzanshe/EM/DA Press
Régis Campos, from the construction company Emccamp
Photo: Reproduction/Cruise
Eugênio Mattar, from Localiza
Photo: Alexandre Rezende/Nitro/Disclosure
Patrícia Costa and Thiago Costa, from Vilma Alimentos
Photo: Cláudio Cunha/Ascom Vilma Alimentos
Emílio Brandi, former owner of food distributor Nova Safra
Photo: Bruno Haddad/Cruzeiro
Paulo Henrique Pentagna Guimarães, from BS2 bank (formerly Bonsucesso)
Photo: VIPCOMM
Alexandre Poni, from the Verdemar supermarket
Photo: Leandro Couri/EM/DA Press
Pietro Sportelli, da Aethra
Photo: Juarez Rodrigues/EM/DA Press
Bruno Vicintin, former manager of Cruzeiro and vice-president of Rima Industrial
Photo: Ramon Lisboa/EM/DA Press
Vittorio Medioli, to Grupo Sada
Photo: Gladyston Rodrigues/EM/DA Press
Saulo Fróes, from Lokamig
Photo: Mari Lemos/Disclosure
Sandro Gonzalez, from Transpes
Photo: Cruzeiro/Disclosure
Aquiles Diniz, former partner of Banco Inter
Photo: Personal archive
Pedro Lourenço’s relationship with Cruzeiro
Supermercados BH occupied the master space of the club’s shirt between 2020 and 2022, but was replaced this season by the sponsorship of the British bookmaker Betfair.
In the last year, Pedrinho also developed a great friendship with the current manager of Cruzeiro, Ronaldo Fenômeno. The former five-time world champion striker owns 90% of SAF Celeste’s shares.
