Vale's aircraft lands in Miami as governance battle escalates ahead of shareholder vote

Vale's Bombardier Global Express XRS (PP-VDR) was tracked flying from Big Oaks Ranch Airport in Florida to Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport on the evening of June 30, a 45-minute hop that touched down just after midnight on July 1. The aircraft had been in Florida since a June 20 flight from Philadelphia to Orlando, preceded by a transatlantic leg from Viracopos to Philadelphia on June 19.

If Vale executives were aboard, the arrival in Miami comes the same week the company's boardroom battle intensifies. Per [Valor International](https://valorinternational.globo.com/business/news/2026/06/24/vale-chair-dispute-heads-to-shareholder-vote-as-previ-mulls-options.ghtml), an extraordinary shareholders' meeting is set for July 22 to vote on the removal of Chairman Daniel Stieler, with major shareholder Previ pushing for his ouster and nominating former CEO José Maurício Pereira Coelho as a replacement. Miami, a hub for Latin American finance and investor relations, would be a logical stop for discussions with institutional shareholders or legal advisors ahead of that vote.

The flight continues a pattern of international movements for the aircraft, which Vale has been downsizing its corporate fleet in recent years — selling this very Global Express XRS in early 2025, according to Celebplanes' briefing. Whether the plane remains in Vale's service or is under new ownership, the timing of this Miami arrival, if tied to the company's governance crisis, underscores the high-stakes maneuvering at one of the world's largest mining firms.