The “new old” Petrobras of the Lula government and the privatizations of refineries

– Episode of the 15 Minutos podcast talks about the changes at Petrobras since the beginning of the third Lula government (PT)

*) Since the beginning of the third Lula (PT) government, Petrobras has been moving towards returning to old practices from other administrations. In some cases, in addition to changing directions, there may even be a reversal of some policies that were being put into practice.

A very clear example of this is the setback in the progress of privatizing refineries. As a recent report from the Gazeta do Povo, This process, which began two years ago during the government of Jair Bolsonaro (PL), could be abandoned once and for all and even undone under the administration of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT).

This privatization process involves eight of the 13 refineries in which Petrobras participated.

The “new old” Petrobras in the Lula government

But this is not the only thing that has changed at the “new old” Petrobras. There is, for example, the recent approval of statutory changes that could allow the return of the old practice of appointing politicians to high-ranking positions at the state-owned company, something that, as Lava Jato has shown, generally does not work out very well.

This episode of 15 Minutes podcast talks about the resumption of old practices and the setbacks at Petrobras since the beginning of the year. The guest to talk about the subject is the Célio Yano, from the Economics team at Gazeta do Povo.

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The 15-minute podcast is a space for discussing important topics, always with analysis and the participation of the Gazeta do Povo team of journalists. From Monday to Friday, in a light and dynamic way, with a duration that fits into the rush of your day. Presentation is by journalist Márcio Miranda.

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