Oil Tycoon, Once Brazil’s Richest Man, Is Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison The dramatic rise and fall of the tycoon, Eike Batista, mirrored the tumultuous boom-and-bust cycle that has rattled Brazil during the past decade. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Stumble Digg Email ThisBlogThis!Share to XShare to Facebook Related Posts:Republican Party, Marine Le Pen, Baton Rouge: Your Thursday Evening BriefingHungary Indicts 11 in Truck Suffocation of 71 RefugeesLe Pen’s Campaign Strategy Shift: Strong, but SoftAfghan Warlord Returns to City He Left in Ruins as Hope for PeaceIn South Korea Campaign, One Topic Shoulders Out Others: TrumpHe’s a Real Contender to Lead Congo, if Only He Could Get In