Truck drivers' strike does not prevent fuel price increases and fueling with ethanol is not advantageous even with consecutive gasoline prices
In Brazil, the price of a liter of gasoline rose 2,17% in the first half of September compared to August, reaching an average value in the country of R$ 6,290. After a year and four months of consecutive increases, the value of fuel accumulates an increase of 56,86% since May last year, two months after the beginning of the pandemic, when the average price was R$ 4,01.
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Obtained through the registration of transactions carried out between the 1st and 14th of September with the ValeCard supply card in around 25 thousand accredited establishments, the data show that Piauí (4,43%) and Rio Grande do Norte (4,14, 4,82%) recorded the highest increases in the period. Only Amapá showed a drop in fuel prices (-XNUMX%).
Among the capitals, the average price of fuel was R$ 6,251. Teresina (R$ 6,652), Rio de Janeiro (R$ 6,639) and Brasília (R$ 6,584) were the ones with the highest prices in the first half of September. The lowest average values were found in Curitiba (R$ 5,764) and Macapá (R$ 5,819).
The information is contained in an exclusive survey carried out by ValeCard, a company specialized in fleet management solutions.
Ethanol is not advantageous in any State
The average price of ethanol in the country in August was R$4,682. Despite the sequence of increases in gasoline prices, this fuel is still the most advantageous to supply vehicles across the country. The method used in this analysis, excluding factors such as individual autonomies of each vehicle, is that, to compensate for filling the tank with ethanol, the value per liter must be less than 70% of the price of gasoline.
A ValeCard is one of the largest electronic payment companies in Brazil and offers complete and integrated solutions for fleet management and benefits.
Fuel war: BR and Shell overthrow Fit group after distributor harasses resellers with approved MP that drops loyalty to the brand at gas stations
Fit Group is prohibited from harassing and offering fuel to Shell and BR flag stations. Company used MP that allows flagged fuel stations to sell gasoline from different distributors to entice flagged resellers.
Provisional Measure 1063, by President Jair Bolsonaro, which frees flagged fuel stations to sell gasoline from different distributors was barely approved and has already generated war between cartels of fuel distributors! Grupo Fit Combustíveis (a distributor linked to the former Refinaria de Manguinhos, which today operates under the fancy name Refit), tried to take advantage of the MP and ended up prohibited from harassing, enticing, offering and distributing products to retail stations contractually linked to the Shell brand, from Raízen , and BR Distribuidora, which now goes by the name of Vibra Energia.
End of brand loyalty at fuel stations and direct sale of ethanol from plants are approved; measures promise to stimulate competition and curb the increase in gasoline prices
Direct sale of ethanol and the end of loyalty to the brand at approved fuel stations promise to put an end to the cartel, stimulate competition and lower the price of gasoline, which has been suffering consecutive spikes.
A Provisional Measure to allow mill owners to sell ethanol directly from the plant to gas stations was approved by the Government on Wednesday morning (11/08), and may become the 'solution' to contain and curb the rise in gasoline prices .
The text also establishes a white flag for gas stations, that is, it allows gas stations that display brands from a specific distributor to start selling fuel from other suppliers, as long as the consumer is informed. Lread the full article by clicking here.
