THE Federal Public Prosecutor's Office (MPF) filed a public civil action with a request for an injunction to suspend the increase in the mandatory blend of anhydrous ethanol in gasoline from 30% to 32% (E32), approved by National Council for Energy Policy (CNPE) on July 14. In addition to suspending the measure, the MPF The Public Prosecutor's Office (MPF) is requesting that the Union be ordered to pay R$ 500 million in collective moral damages. According to the MPF, the increase in ethanol content was approved without proper impact analysis and without scientific proof that the new blend is fully compatible with the national fleet. In the lawsuit, the MPF argues that the studies presented by the government were not specifically designed to validate the permanent adoption of E32 as the new mandatory gasoline standard in the country. The MPF also argues that the technical specification for E32 gasoline allows a concentration of up to 34% anhydrous ethanol, a percentage that, according to the MPF, was not the subject of specific technical validation. In addition to the suspension of the new blend, the MPF is also requesting… Federal Public Prosecutor's Office The request asks the court to order the federal government to adopt a more rigorous technical protocol for future changes in fuel composition. Among the proposed measures are conducting long-term tests, evaluating the impacts on the vehicle fleet, and transparently disclosing the scientific studies that support any changes in fuel specifications.
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