CNPE Postpones Meeting on E32 Ethanol Blending Increase with No New Date Set

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 DATAGRO BREAKING NEWS 

CNPE Postpones Meeting on E32 Ethanol Blending Increase with No New Date Set  

● Brazil’s Ministry of Mines and Energy has informed that the CNPE meeting scheduled for this Wednesday (June 24) has been postponed for scheduling reasons, with no new date yet defined.

● The agenda included the approval of the increase in the anhydrous ethanol blending mandate in gasoline to 32% — a measure widely anticipated by the market that, once implemented, would raise demand for anhydrous ethanol by approximately 930 million liters per year.

● We will keep our clients updated on any further developments.

Hydrous ethanol consumption remains near 1.8 bi liters for the third consecutive month

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 DATAGRO BREAKING NEWS 

Hydrous ethanol consumption remains near 1.8 bi liters for the third consecutive month  

 
   
● Hydrous ethanol consumption in Brazil reached 1.801 billion liters in May (+1.3% YoY), totaling 8.610 billion liters since January (-3.6% YoY).

● Despite its improved competitiveness against gasoline at the pump, hydrous ethanol consumption has remained virtually unchanged for three consecutive months.

● Regular Gasoline (E30) consumption increased to 3.854 billion liters in May (+1.1% YoY), reaching 19.651 billion liters since January (+3.9% YoY).

● As a result, total Otto-cycle fuel consumption reached 5.115 billion liters in May (+1.2% YoY), on a gasoline-equivalent basis, totaling 25.678 billion liters since January (+3.4% YoY).

● In this context, ethanol (hydrous + anhydrous) accounted for 47.3% of Brazil’s Otto-cycle fuel market in May, the highest monthly share since April 2021.

● According to DATAGRO estimates, the share of flex-fuel vehicles fueled with hydrous ethanol reached 28.6% in May 2026, unchanged compared to the same period last year.

● Meanwhile, Diesel B (B15) consumption reached 5.668 billion liters in May (-3.2% YoY), totaling 28.154 billion liters since January (+1.7% YoY).