The Minister of Finance, Dario Durigan, admitted this Monday (11) that, given the spike in oil prices caused by the war in the Middle East, there will be a need for Petrobras to continually reevaluate fuel prices in Brazil. The information was confirmed by G1.
The statement came after a meeting between the minister and the company’s president, Magda Chambriard.
Asked about the possibility of the state-owned company maintaining the 30% lag in diesel and 65% in gasoline in relation to international prices for longer, Durigan stated that the issue is the responsibility of Petrobras.
“I don’t discuss this with Petrobras. What I have felt is that there is a need for Petrobras to review these prices. And, on the State’s side, we have these additional mechanisms. So, in addition to complying, within Petrobras’ management, with the price policy, what the State has to do is prepare, because Brazil does not want to be a partner in the war”, declared Durigan.
The minister also highlighted the need for the National Congress to vote, this week, on the complementary bill that will allow the increase in extraordinary oil revenue to be converted into a reduction in taxes on fuels.
“My request, the government’s expectation, is that we vote as soon as possible. So, if possible, yes: that we vote this week in the Chamber and the Senate, so much the better for the government”, he reinforced.
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