Parente says Petrobras' pricing policy remains unchanged and the strike continues.
According to Petrobras president Pedro Parente, "in no way would the government's objective be to request any change in Petrobras' pricing policy"; Parente said that the adjustments are related to international prices and the exchange rate; the Temer government is under pressure from truck drivers due to adjustments in the prices of petroleum derivatives; since July of last year, Petrobras has adjusted the price of diesel oil at its refineries 121 times, according to the Brazilian Infrastructure Center.
247, with Agência Brasil - The government never considered changing Petrobras' fuel price adjustment policy, said Petrobras president Pedro Parente on Tuesday (22), after leaving a meeting with Finance Minister Eduardo Guardia and Mines and Energy Minister Moreira Franco, today (22), in Brasília, at the Ministry of Finance.
“I was invited to the meeting. At the opening of the meeting, it was immediately clarified that in no way was the government's objective to request any change in Petrobras' pricing policy,” he said, clarifying that the adjustments are related to international prices and the exchange rate.
On Monday (21), truck drivers held demonstrations in 17 states against the record high fuel prices.
Petrobras has adjusted the price of diesel fuel at its refineries 121 times, a 56,5% increase, since the beginning of its policy of daily adjustments to the prices of petroleum derivatives on July 3rd of last year. This statistic comes from the Brazilian Infrastructure Center (CBIE). In just over ten months, the price per liter of the product rose from R$ 1,5006 to R$ 2,3488.