by João Marcelo
SAO PAULO – Petrobras announced on Monday, March 1, a new increase in fuel prices, 4.8% for gasoline and 5% for diesel for refineries. This is one of the highest levels of readjustment in more than a year at the state-owned refineries. The new high comes after President Jair Bolsonaro asked to replace the president of the oil company just over a week ago.
With the readjustment, diesel, the fuel most used by the country, accumulates an increase of 34% in 2021, while gasoline accumulates an increase of 41.3% since the beginning of the year. The price of cooking gas was also affected. Petrobras’ average sale value to distributors will be R $ 3.05 per kg (equivalent to R $ 39.69 per 13kg), reflecting an average increase of R $ 0.15 per kg (equivalent to R $ 1, 90 per 13kg) – an increase of about 5%, following other oil products.
The oil company informed through a note that the increases follow the price policy adopted by the company that follows the so-called “import parity”, which takes into account the variations of the dollar and the barrel of oil in international markets.
Increases in fuel prices increase pressure on President Jair Bolsonaro. The rise in values, especially for diesel, affects the category of truck drivers, who went on a major strike in 2018 and already indicated that some sectors of the category are dissatisfied and threatened a new strike.
BRASILE. PETROBRAS ANNUNCIA NUOVO AUMENTO PREZZI CARBURANTE
di João Marcelo
SAN PAOLO – Petrobras ha annunciato un nuovo aumento dei prezzi del carburante, pari al 4,8 per cento per la benzina e al 5 per cento per il diesel. Si tratta del rincaro più significativo da oltre un anno. La decisione è arrivata poco dopo che, una settimana fa, il presidente Jair Bolsonaro aveva chiesto di sostituire il presidente della società petrolifera.
Con il rincaro, il diesel – il carburante più utilizzato dal Paese – ha registrato un aumento complessivo del 34 per cento nel 2021,