Business · Energy & Commodities · 2 days ago
Brazil extends fuel tax relief and adds diesel subsidies
Brazil is extending tax cuts on gasoline and ethanol for one month.
It is also adding a temporary subsidy for companies that import diesel.
The government hopes the measures will lower fuel prices for consumers as global oil prices rise.
The relief is expected to cost billions of reais.
Brazil extended fuel price support measures by one month and announced new incentives.
The measures include effectively eliminating federal taxes on gasoline and extending a tax reduction on ethanol.
Diesel importers will receive an additional subsidy for 30 days on top of existing support.
The government said the measures aim to ease the effect of rising global oil prices on consumers.
The government estimates the gasoline and ethanol tax measures will cost 3.6 billion reais in the 2026 budget.
- Who
- Brazil’s government announced the measures. Finance Minister Dario Durigan and Planning and Budget Minister Bruno Moretti discussed them.
- What
- Brazil extended fuel support for one month and added incentives, including an extra subsidy for diesel importers.
- When
- Announced Friday; the new package took effect immediately. The additional diesel subsidy lasts 30 days.
- Where
- Brazil.
- Why
- To ease the impact of rising global oil prices on consumers and reduce pressure from the cost of living.
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The existing fuel support measures were due to expire.
Brazil announced the new package, which took effect immediately.
- Gasoline tax reduction
- 0.89 real per litre
- Ethanol tax reduction
- 0.19 real per litre
- Existing diesel support
- 2.12 reais per litre
- Additional diesel subsidy
- 1.40 reais per litre for 30 days
- Gasoline and ethanol measures
- Estimated cost of 3.6 billion reais in the 2026 budget
- Additional diesel subsidy
- Estimated cost of 1.6 billion reais over 30 days
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