CNPE may decide this Tuesday on increasing the ethanol blend in gasoline to 32%.

THE National Council for Energy Policy (CNPE) The committee may decide this Tuesday (14) on increasing the mandatory blend of anhydrous ethanol in gasoline, raising the percentage from the current 30% to 32%. The decision had been expected since May, but ended up being postponed on three occasions due to cancellations and changes in the committee's agenda. According to the Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME), the adoption of the E32 blend should reduce Brazil's need to import gasoline by approximately 500 million liters per month. In the ministry's assessment, the partial replacement of fossil gasoline with ethanol produced in the country would allow Brazil to achieve self-sufficiency in fuel supply, in addition to expanding the participation of biofuels in the national energy matrix.

This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.