Bolsonaro calls the state-owned Petrobras Futebol Clube

President Jair Bolsonaro (PL) slammed again, Saturday night (12), the Re-adjustment up to 25% price fuel Made by Petrobras this week. With the new increase announced on Thursday (10) and taking effect on Friday (11), Bolsonaro said, the state company “is proving that it has no sensitivity to the population.”

“I’m sorry, because I could have waited another day (to announce the increase). Petrobras shows that it has no sensitivity to residents. It is Petrobras football Club, let the rest explode. Bolsonaro, during a conversation with journalists in Jardim Enga, in Lusiana, Goiás, complained if I was a day late.”

In social media posts, Petrobras tried to justify the new increase in fuel. According to the state-owned company, the adjustment was necessary to maintain supply for all businesses, and mitigate shortage risks.

The company also said it did not immediately retract the recent increase in oil prices because it “does not transmit volatility and knows the importance of contributing to affordable fuel.”

since the beginning The war between Russia and UkraineThe price of a barrel of Brent oil rose from $ 99.08 on February 24 to $112.37 this Friday. On Tuesday (8), it was $127.98.

Bolsonaro expressed his hope that “the conflict in Eastern Europe will be resolved quickly” because “we are suffering from the consequences ten thousand kilometers away.” The distance between Brazil and Ukraine is about 10,600 km.

ICMS NEW ON FUEL

When talking about rising fuel prices, Bolsonaro cited Congress passed the supplementary bill on Thursday and friday and Punished on Friday The new ICMS is based on gasoline, anhydrous ethanol fuels, diesel, biodiesel, liquefied petroleum gas (liquefied petroleum gas), liquefied natural gas and aviation kerosene.

Under the proposal, a single tax will be levied per liter of fuel (the “Rem Declaration” rate). In current dynamics, the ICMS charged is a percentage of the fuel value (a “by value” rate). For this reason, as the price of oil rises in the international market or the value of the dollar increases in real terms, the collection of taxes on fuel also increases.

The expectation is that with a constant value per liter, there will be less fuel uplift for the end consumer when the oil goes up.

With the new increase implemented on Friday, at distributors, the average price of gasoline increased from R$ 3.25 to R$ 3.86 per liter, an increase of 18.77%. For diesel, the value ranged from R$ 3.61 to R$ 4.51, an increase of 24.9%. The price of cooking gas increased from R$3.86 to R$4.48 per kilo, which is an adjustment of 16%.

Transfer Petrobras For the final consumer, which directly affects the prices of pumps and gas cylinders, it is not specified whether and when it will happen, because it depends on each dealer.

“We expect that gas stations, at the end of the line, which increased by R$0.90 today (Saturday), starting tomorrow (Sunday), will drop by R$0.60 per liter of diesel, because it is still too heavy for the truck driver,” Bolsonaro tries to calculate Possible difference between the adjustment made by Petrobras in relation to the new ICMS to be charged.