Bolsonaro will not extend diesel subsidies, says minister The Minister of Mines and Energy, Bento Albuquerque, said Thursday that there would be no subsidies for diesel, a measure adopted by the Temer government to meet the demand.

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"This (subsidy) ended on December 31. It is not a matter of subsidizing diesel, but of letting the market set prices. can not be done only with fuel. "

Albuquerque also stated that the Bolsonaro government had no interest in meddling in fuel price policy, but that it operated with the [19659005] " When we give transparency to this process, we can make corrections, eliminate subsidies and specify what it is. " The National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP) must give Just to be paid for the fuel, "said the minister after the inauguration ceremony of the president of Petrobras, Roberto Castello Branco

The price has already increased

According to Petrobras, because of the end of the subsidy on diesel, the state-owned company decided to increase the price of fuel in refineries and terminals by 2.5%, the highest of R $ 0.0457 .

"The new price, which comes into effect as of zero hours on the first day, is 11.75% lower than May 31, 2018, R $ 2,1016, the last before the start of the government program. This change is a consequence of the change in the exchange rate and the international price of diesel over the period, "he explained in a note

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