José Hawilla
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José Hawilla (11 July 1943 – 25 May 2018) was a Brazilian businessman, the owner and founder of Traffic Group, a multinational sports marketing conglomerate.
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José Hawilla | |
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Born | (1943-07-11)11 July 1943 São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo, Brazil |
Died | 25 May 2018(2018-05-25) (aged 74) São Paulo, Brazil |
Occupation | Businessman |
Criminal charge(s) | Money laundering, racketeering, and wire fraud |
Criminal status | Guilty plea |
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Hawilla was born in São José do Rio Preto to parents of Lebanese origin, in the state of São Paulo, and began his career as a sports journalist.[1] In 1980, Hawilla founded the Traffic Group, Brazil’s largest sports marketing company.[2] He died in a São Paulo hospital on 25 May 2018 at the age of 74 of respiratory failure.[3] He had been ill with pulmonary hypertension, fibrosis, emphysema and throat cancer.[4]