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Truckers strike in Espírito Santo due to the increase in the price of diesel announced by Petrobras and the Federal Government. The strike continues this Friday (13) and has no return forecast in the state.
On Thursday (12), truck drivers started a new strike with no return forecast in the state of Espírito Santo (ES). The announcement was officially made by the Union of Autonomous Road Transporters of Goods of Espírito Santo (Sindicam/ES), who explained that the cause of the strike refers to the increase in the price of diesel. The entity also pointed out that truck drivers, especially the self-employed, are the ones who suffer the most when there is an increase in the price of diesel. Therefore, the Espírito Santo union, Coopercolog, the ACA, and the hunters' representatives came together to combat this increase.
Abrava shows irritation after diesel price increase
O grupo de truck drivers and entities participating in the strike in Espírito Santo state that the situation has already become unsustainable, both in relation to the increase in the price of diesel and in relation to other inputs that are part of the routine of truck drivers.
At the beginning of the week, the Brazilian Association of Automotive Vehicle Drivers (Abrava) stated its indignation with the new increase in the price of diesel and in a press release, Wallace Landim, representative of truck drivers, who receives the nickname of Chorão, stated that both the Federal Government and Petrobras changed the strategy of increasing fuel prices.
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“In one week natural gas becomes more expensive, in another week gasoline, diesel, and so on”, Wallace points out. According to Wallace regarding the increase in the price of diesel, truck drivers and other entities cannot remain silent, as this increase will have a great impact on the table of several workers.
In a note, the Union of Espírito Santo states that the scenario has reached the limit. “Sindicam/ES, ACA and Coopercolog, together with the representatives of the hunters, support this movement. We understand that the situation of the self-employed has become unsustainable after so many readjustments, whether in the price of diesel or the inputs that make up the truck driver’s day to day life”, says the statement.
Fuel readjustment
The announcement about the diesel readjustment, which led to the truck drivers' strike in Espírito Santo, was made by Petrobras last Monday (9), starting to take effect on May 10. Since then, the average fuel price has risen from R$4,51 to R$4,91.
For now, only the value of diesel will be adjusted and cooking gas and gasoline remain unchanged. Diesel will become more expensive after 2 months without any change in price, considering that the last one was made on March 11th.
At the time, the justification consisted of a reflection of the rise in market prices. When observing the latest readjustments made by the state-owned company, an accumulated increase of 47% is seen in the oil company's refineries. In a note, Petrobras stated that the movement aims to standardize the onslaught of other fuel suppliers in the country, which have already promoted adjustments in sales prices in relation to the market reality.
International oil prices rise by 4%
According to the state company, taking into account the mandatory mixture of 90% diesel A and 10% biodiesel in the composition sold at gas stations, Petrobras' share in the price paid by consumers will increase the average liter from R$ 4,06 to R$ 4,42.
Highlighting that this is the sale price at the pump. The readjustment took place while the prices of both diesel and gasoline showed a delay in relation to the international scenario.
A disparity of -27% was seen for the first, versus -22% for the second. In the last week, international oil prices rose by 4%, a situation in which the barrel of the Brent type, which is most traded, continued above the US$ 100 margin.
