Jean Paul Prates, a candidate to head Petrobras, questioned the state-owned company's pricing policy.

247 - The transition team of the Lula government questioned the current management of the company about the company's pricing policy and the sale of refineries. "Petrobras assured the Mining and Energy working group of the elected government's transition team that it is monitoring the operational fuel stock for the end of the year," the group informed in a statement. According to the coordinator of the Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels subgroup of the working group, Senator Jean Paul Prates (PT-RN), the team questioned Petrobras' operational stock policy for the end of the year, and the state-owned company stated that it is monitoring and taking measures regarding the national fuel stock for this period," it points out. Report by journalist Fábio Couto, Value.

"Prates also stated that the meeting addressed the international price parity (PPI) policy and Petrobras' agreement with Cade, which led to the sale of eight refineries by the state-owned company. According to sources, the meeting included a presentation of the methodology currently adopted by Petrobras for setting fuel prices, within the scope of the PPI, at the company's refineries. Regarding the mechanism, however, the company applied an adjustment this year in order to avoid immediately transferring the volatility of international prices to the Brazilian market, thus cushioning potential price increases," the journalist adds.

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