Artur Watt

Artur Watt is the director-general of the Agência Nacional do Petróleo (ANP), where he plays a crucial role in regulating Brazil's oil and gas sector. Recently, he has been in the news for rejecting a request from the Refit refinery to remove two ANP directors from a case regarding the company's alleged regulatory violations. Under his leadership, the ANP has been involved in significant legal disputes concerning the operations of Refit, particularly relating to accusations of tax evasion and connections to organized crime.