Globe Investimentos completes acquisition of Avibras Aeroco

Globe Investimentos, the personal investment holding company of Brazilian businessmen Joesley and Wesley Batista, completed the acquisition of Avibras Aeroco on 14 October 2026, according to information Avibras provided to Janes on 15 October. Globe became the sole shareholder of Nova AVB, which holds all the shares of Avibras Aeroco and its industrial facilities, technology and defence portfolio, including the ASTROS rocket-artillery system. The company appointed Bruno Dantas as executive chairman, with plans to restart larger-scale production and pursue export markets. The ownership change does not itself constitute a new weapons order, and the transaction value was not disclosed.