Pursuits

Eike Batista's Comeback Plan: Cow Cloning and Viagra

Vitoriosa, right, the first cloned cow born from another cloned cow, Vitoria, left, introduced by the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation in this Feb. 19, 2004 file photo.
Photographer: Joel Rodrigues/AFP via Getty Images

Provide news feedback or report an error

Confidential tip?

Send a tip to our reporters

Site feedback:

Take our Survey

By Vanessa Dezem

March 31, 2015 at 2:05 PM UTC

This article is for subscribers only.

As he awaits trial for alleged insider trading, former billionaire Eike Batista is plotting a comeback.

Rather than oil and iron-ore projects, this time around Batista, 59, is touting ventures to clone cattle, produce generic Viagra that dissolves under the tongue and sell biomass to the U.K. to help him get back on top, an adviser said.