Career
He is the co-chairman of the board of directors of, and owns a 25 percent stake in, Natura, Brazil"s leading manufacturer and marketer of skin care, solar filters, cosmetics, perfume and hair care products. According to Forbes, Leal had a fortune worth roughly United States$2.1 billion as of 2010. He ran as the Green Party candidate for vice president alongside Marina Silva in the 2010 Brazilian presidential election.
Their ticket came in third, with 19,634,663 of the votes (1933 percent), and carried the Brazilian Federal District.