Finance Minister Dario Durigan stated this Thursday (9), in an interview with Rádio Gaúcha, that he has given up on removing the R$ 0.44 per liter subsidy on gasoline this week after oil prices rose again in the international market due to the end of the ceasefire between the United States and Iran. According to the head of the ministry, the review of subsidy measures should be carried out cautiously and, therefore, the decision was postponed until next week, depending on the situation. "This week, I was going to announce the removal of the gasoline subsidy. I will analyze the removal next week, because the price of gasoline is already having a different impact than I was predicting. Next week, depending on the situation, what I would like to do is remove the gasoline subsidy, either partially or totally, as the next step," said Durigan. The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hugo Motta, stated on Tuesday (7) that he would put to a vote the supplementary bill that guarantees a favorable tax regime for biofuels if the federal government did not remove the subsidy granted to gasoline by today (9). However, in an earlier post on his social media, Motta acknowledged the government's effort to remove the subsidy. "The Federal Government remains committed, needing only a little more time to await the stabilization of the price resulting from the conflict in Iran," he stated.
This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.