At the Confaz extraordinary meeting, the majority agreed with the proposals; 6 federation units have not yet signed an agreement with the ANP
The executive secretary of the Ministry of Finance and president of the (National Council for Financial Policy), Dario Durigan, stated this Wednesday (18 March 2026) that the States approved two measures and started to discuss a 3rd initiative to reduce the impact of fuels.
The sending of lists of regular ICMS (Tax on the Circulation of Goods and Services) debtors and greater supervision of the sector were measures approved by the majority of the Federation’s units. Zeroing the tax on imported diesel is still under discussion.
The statements were made at the headquarters building of the Ministry of Finance after an extraordinary Confaz meeting. According to Durigan, the measures seek to reinforce revenue, combat irregularities and reduce pressure on fuel prices amid the international rise in oil prices.
The 1st approved measure establishes that States send lists of regular ICMS debtors to the Federal Revenue, with an emphasis on the fuel sector. The idea is to unify data at a national level to expand action against companies that fail to pay taxes on a recurring basis.
The 2nd measure was an agreement between States and the (National Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels Agency) for the real-time sharing of fuel retail invoices. The initiative will allow for faster inspection by federal agencies and state Procons, with the aim of identifying increases considered abusive.
According to Durigan, 21 States immediately joined the agreement with the ANP. Another 6 have not yet accepted: São Paulo, Paraná, Santa Catarina, Amazonas, Mato Grosso and Alagoas. Membership remains open.
The 3rd measure, still under discussion, deals with . The federal government proposed to compensate approximately 50% of the loss of revenue from the States, in an attempt to reduce the cost of fuel and guarantee supply.
Durigan said that this proposal will be analyzed by the governors and technically discussed until March 27, 2026, the date of the next Confaz meeting. According to him, the government is seeking a joint solution, with the participation of States, to face external effects on domestic prices.
The secretary declared that the initiatives combine tax and inspection measures to avoid undue transfers to the consumer. He also stated that there is concern about unjustified increases in the prices of gasoline and ethanol, which led to reinforcement in the actions of control bodies.
