Petrobras raises gasoline prices, but subsidies reduce the impact on consumers.

THE Petrobras It announced that it will raise the selling price of gasoline A to distributors by R$ 0.48 per liter starting this Thursday (29). At the same time, the state-owned company will apply a discount of R$ 0.44 per liter within the scope of the economic subsidy created by the federal government through Provisional Measure No. 1,358/2026, Decree No. 12,984 and MF Ordinance No. 1,496.

According to the company, the discount corresponds to the value set by the Ministry of Finance, considering the federal taxes levied on gasoline, such as PIS, Cofins, and Cide. Therefore, the effective impact on distributors and consumers will be reduced.

For distributors, the average price of gasoline A will increase from R$ 2.57 to R$ 2.61 per liter, a residual increase of R$ 0.04 per liter.

For the end consumer, Petrobras reported that the estimated impact on gasoline C — the fuel sold at gas stations and composed of 70% gasoline A and 30% anhydrous ethanol — will be up to R$ 0.03 per liter.

According to the state-owned company, Petrobras' share in the final price of gasoline C will increase from R$ 1.80 to R$ 1.83 per liter.

The company also highlighted that the current value remains 27.6% below the price practiced on December 31, 2022.

This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.