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The reduction in the price of gasoline announced by Petrobras this Tuesday (27) does not yet have an immediate effect on the Acre consumer. According to the Petroleum Derivatives Retail Trade Union of the State of Acre (Sindepac), the cut occurs, at first, only in the stage between refineries and distributors, with no guarantee of direct transfer to the stations. The information was released in a note.
The percentage published by the state-owned company is 5.2%, which represents an average decrease of R$0.14 per liter in distributors. This is the first downward adjustment in 2026, after the last reduction announcement made in October last year.
According to the union, the final price of the fuel depends on the entire distribution chain, regulated by the National Petroleum Agency (ANP). Photo: Agência Brasil
According to the union, the final price of the fuel depends on the entire distribution chain, regulated by the National Petroleum Agency (ANP). After leaving the refineries, the product passes through distributors and only then reaches service stations. Therefore, any impact on the pumps can only be assessed when new stocks are delivered to Acre, which should occur over the next week.
Sindepac also highlights that distributors do not always pass on the reductions in full to resellers, as each company has its own operating costs, which vary depending on the fuel brand. Therefore, the expectation of a drop in consumer prices still depends on how the market will react in the coming days.
Read the note in full:
Official note – reduction in gasoline
The Petroleum Derivatives Retail Trade Union of the State of Acre, Sindepac, clarifies that the reduction in the price of gasoline, announced by Petrobras this Tuesday (27), will initially occur from Refineries to Fuel Distributors throughout the country. The published value was 5.2%, which represents a drop of approximately 0.14 cents in the product at Distributors.
This is the first reduction announcement in 2026. The last was in October 2025.
Sindepac reminds us that, in Brazil, for the fuel to reach the final consumer it must necessarily pass through a distribution chain (regulated by the ANP). This chain initially passes through Refineries (which sell to Fuel Distributors). In turn, the Distributors sell to gas stations.
Therefore, it is not possible at this moment to know what the real impact will be on the pumps, since it will be the Distributors who will pass on the new prices to the gas stations, as they renew their stocks.
The fact is that Distributors do not always pass on lower amounts to Resellers, given their operational costs. This depends on each flag.
This way, next week, when new stocks arrive in the state of Acre, it will be possible to observe whether there really was this reduction.
Delano Lima
President of Sindepac
