33. The massive losses incurred by Sadia when it was forced to liquidate its hedging
positions were due to the excessive currency speculation in violation of company policy. Once it
was revealed that the company had entered into forward contracts beyond the six-month limit,
they were forced to liquidate the contracts at a loss, as the dollar had rapidly appreciated against
the Real. See Sadia’s Form 6-K filed on October 30, 2008 (releasing the Company’s quarterly
results for the period ended September 30, 2008).
34. While Sadia has admitted that the operations at issue were directed by defendant
Ferreria and the Finance Manager, their fraud could not have been unknown to the top executives
at Sadia. The Board of Directors had the support of various committees that help in the decision
making process of Sadia. These committees included, inter alia, (1) Auditing Committee; (2)
Finance and Investor Relations Committee; (3) Strategy Committee; (4) Risk Management
Committee and (5) Disclosure Policy Committee.