SEC FORM 4

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Fogassa Marc

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

433 NORTH CAMDEN DRIVE,

SUITE 810

(Street)

BEVERLY HILLS

90210

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Brazil Minerals, Inc. [ BMIX ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	X	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)
	Chief Executive Officer

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
07/01/2022

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	07/22/2022		D⁽¹⁾		2,500,000	D	$0.0164	191,429,360	D
Common Stock								78,947,368	I	See Footnote⁽²⁾

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Series A Convertible Preferred Stock	⁽³⁾							⁽³⁾	⁽⁴⁾	Common Stock	1		1	D
Series D Convertible Preferred Stock	⁽⁵⁾							⁽⁵⁾	⁽⁴⁾	Common Stock	2,140,060,000		214,006	D
Common Stock Options⁽⁶⁾	⁽⁷⁾							⁽⁷⁾	02/19/2024	Common Stock	113,355,556		113,355,556	D
Series D Convertible Preferred Stock Options⁽⁸⁾	$0.1							⁽⁹⁾	⁽¹⁰⁾	Series D Convertible Preferred Stock	47,500		47,500	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Disposition pursuant to a previously established 10b5-1 Sales Plan.

2. Indirect ownership through three separate entities controlled by the reporting person.

3. One share of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock was designated and issued for $1.00 to the reporting person in connection with a series of transactions effected on December 18, 2012. On this date, the reporting person was elected as director and Chief Executive Officer of the Issuer. Each share of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock is convertible into one (1) share of Common Stock, exercisable at any time upon ten days prior written notice.

4. No expiration date.

5. Each share of Series D Convertible Preferred Stock is immediately convertible into 10,000 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer. The shares of Series D Convertible Preferred Stock were issued on September 15, 2021 in connection with the satisfaction and cancellation of convertible notes issued to the reporting person.

6. Right to buy Common Stock of the Issuer.

7. The Common Stock Options were issued on April 7, 2019 and June 30, 2019 in connection with the conversion of a convertible note issued to the reporting person and are immediately exercisable at an exercise price of $0.00001.

8. Right to buy Series D Convertible Preferred Stock of the Issuer.

9. The Series D Convertible Preferred Stock Options can be exercised at any time.

10. Various expiration dates ranging from December 31, 2030 through June 30, 2032.

	/s/ Marc Fogassa	07/26/2022
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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