Gasoline for half the price in Argentina generates a queue of Brazilians and sale of fuel to foreigners is limited to 15 liters in Puerto Iguazú.

The Argentine Government has decided to limit the sale of gasoline in the city that borders Brazil. The measure aims to curb the rush of Brazilians to gas stations in the city of Porto Iguaçu, a neighboring municipality to the city of Foz do Iguaçu, in the State of Paraná. The demand is so great that gas stations have started to accept payment in reais, not in Argentine pesos.

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Now, Brazilians can buy only 15 liters of gasoline.

The sale of gasoline to foreigners is limited to 15 liters to avoid shortages in the Argentine city, since a liter of gasoline in Porto Iguaçu (Argentina) is practically half the price found in the neighboring city of Foz do Iguaçu (Brazil), where fuel is sold on average for R$ 6,90.

In addition to Brazilians, Argentine stations have also attracted Paraguayans, who have paid approximately R$ 4,10 per liter of gasoline. The idea is precisely to discourage Brazilians and Paraguayans from going to fill up on site, as the stations have a maximum quota.

The gas stations were already carrying out a separation of foreign and Argentine buyers, with an exclusive queue for each category, now comes this new decision by the gas stations.

The measure was taken by consensus, after complaints from local residents of long queues that formed at the posts, as of the opening of the border.

The price of gasoline in Argentina is frozen while in Brazil and Paraguay it varies according to the price of oil and the dollar

The price of gasoline in Argentina is frozen by the government, while in Brazil and Paraguay it varies according to the price of oil on the international market and (in the Brazilian case) with the variation of the real against the dollar.

At the Argentine customs, personal documents, proof of complete vaccination for at least 14 days and a negative COVID-19 test are charged for anyone traveling beyond the city of Porto Iguaçu.

However, Brazilian consumers say it's worth the effort and the sometimes four-hour wait.