The paper presents an analysis about the ownership restructuring of the mainly privatized sectors, which follows the privatization process in Brazil. The analysis aimed to provide a measure of the concentration of direct and indirect voting rights in the companies of the electric power, petrochemicals, steel, mining, railways and telecom sectors. The paper tries to demonstrate some patterns of ownership structures that had emerged during the restructuring by the role played by state-owned institutions and pension funds.
industrial organization; ownership and control; infrastructure
