São Paulo, May 27, 2021.  

Over the last six months, Grupo Carrefour Brasil made commitments aimed at supporting and indemnifying the family of João Alberto Freitas, internal changes in company policies and contributions to society, with the inclusion of black men and women in the labor market and supporting the fight against racism in organizations.

Today, Grupo Carrefour Brasil concluded the ninth and final indemnity agreement with the family of João Alberto. After the deposit for the purpose of extrajudicial consignment carried out over the last week of April, with the widow Milena Alves as beneficiary, the conversation with lawyers was resumed and the indemnity agreement closed.

“From the very beginning, our main priority was to provide the necessary support for family members, both psychologically and financially. We were able to quickly move forward with the agreements with all family members and today we concluded the last agreement with Mrs. Milena Alves”, says João Senise, HR vice-president of Grupo Carrefour Brasil.

Since the tragic death of João Alberto Freitas, in November 2020, Grupo Carrefour Brasil had been negotiating voluntarily and with the support of the Public Defender’s Office, individual indemnity agreements with family members. By April, eight family members had formalized and received the amounts ​​of the agreements with the company, including the four children, stepdaughter, granddaughter, sister and father of João Alberto.

Besides that, Grupo Carrefour Brasil has provided, since November, all financial and psychological assistance for the family of João Alberto Freitas, including a social worker and daily expenses (supermarkets, rent, transport, education, among others).

Internal and society commitments

Grupo Carrefour Brasil made eight public commitments to contribute to the training of black people, including investments in education, leadership training, and startups, with the possibility of using the company’s platform. All this is financed through a BRL$ 40 million fund, created by the company in November of 2020.

Last April 28, Grupo Carrefour Brasil held a forum with more than 10,000 suppliers, announcing an anti-racist clause in all its contracts with these partners, as part of the Zero Tolerance Policy. The company also announced that the internal security internalization process is still ongoing and is expected to be completed by October this year, and the Porto Alegre store, where the pilot began, is already operating 100% within this new model, with internal security hired by the company.

Sobre o Grupo Carrefour Brasil  

Há mais de 46 anos no país, o Grupo Carrefour Brasil é líder de mercado de distribuição de alimentos. A partir de uma plataforma omnicanal e multiformato, reúne operações de varejo e Cash & Carry, além do Banco Carrefour e de sua divisão imobiliária, o Carrefour Property. Atualmente, conta com os formatos Carrefour (hipermercado), Carrefour Bairro e Carrefour Market (supermercado), Carrefour Express (varejo de proximidade), Carrefour.com (e-commerce), Atacadão (atacado e atacado de autosserviço), além de postos de combustíveis e drogarias. Presente em todos os Estados e Distrito Federal, sua operação já abrange 779 pontos de vendas. Com faturamento de R＄ 81,2 bilhões em 2021 e mais de 100 mil colaboradores no Brasil, a empresa é a segunda maior operação dentre os países nos quais o Grupo Carrefour opera. A companhia se destaca ainda por ser uma das maiores empregadoras privadas do país e uma das 20 maiores empresas listadas na bolsa brasileira (B3). Além disso, tem focado em democratizar cada vez mais o acesso da população à alimentação saudável, promovendo o movimento Act For Food. No mundo, o Grupo Carrefour atua em mais de 30 países e, nos próximos anos, implementa estratégia prevista no plano Carrefour 2022, por meio da qual lidera intenso movimento de omnicanalidade, transformação digital e transição alimentar para que seus clientes consumam ainda melhor em qualquer lugar. Com mais de 320 mil colaboradores e 12 mil lojas espalhadas pela Europa, Ásia e América Latina, está presente na vida de mais de 105 milhões de clientes. Em 2021, a receita global da companhia totalizou € 81,2 bilhões. Clique aqui e conheça mais sobre o Grupo. 

Informações para a imprensa:   

Grupo Carrefour Brasil – (11) 94195-4592 | [email protected]