Why Petrobras raised fuel prices

– 15 Minutes podcast episode talks about the sharp increase in fuel prices announced by Petrobras

*) This Wednesday (16) the readjustment of gasoline and diesel oil in refineries began to take effect. On Tuesday (15), Petrobras announced the company’s first increase in fuel prices since the so-called import price parity (PPI) was abandoned.

Gasoline A sold to distributors rose from R$ 2.52 to R$ 2.93, an increase of 16.2%. In the case of diesel A, the average price rises by R$ 0.78 per liter, from R$ 3.02 to R$ 3.80, an increase of 25.8%.

The rise in values ​​comes amid concerns about the risk of shortages in the sector. Petrobras says that the increase in oil prices and the fact that the company is at the limit of its operational optimization made the readjustment necessary for fuels.

To analyze this increase in fuel prices, the guest of this episode of 15 Minutes podcast and the Célio Yano, from the Economics team at Gazeta do Povo.

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