Key facts
- Investor Marcelo Kayath is a potential candidate for Brazil's finance minister if Senator Flavio Bolsonaro wins the presidency.
- Eduardo Bolsonaro, adviser to Flavio Bolsonaro's campaign, expressed support for Kayath.
- Kayath has experience as a former banker at Credit Suisse and founder of QMS Capital.
- Kayath emphasized a sustainable-growth agenda and efficient social policies.
- Kayath suggested any expenditure cuts should be surgical and not indiscriminate.
Investor Marcelo Kayath would be an "excellent choice" to serve as Brazil's finance minister should Senator Flavio Bolsonaro win the upcoming presidential election, according to Eduardo Bolsonaro, the candidate's brother and a campaign adviser. Kayath, founder of investment advisory firm QMS Capital, has a background spanning two decades at Credit Suisse, where he served as managing director for Latin America.
Eduardo Bolsonaro, who has met Kayath multiple times, highlighted a "convergence of views on several issues" and described Kayath as a "bold thinker" with strong ties to major U.S. financial market players like JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs. He noted Kayath's expertise in attracting foreign investment, which he believes Brazil needs.