In a statement, the Single Federation of Oil Workers (FUP) reported that “LPG is produced in the same refining chain as gasoline, whose production has been reduced by Petrobras due to the drop in demand caused by social isolation measures in the Covid-19 pandemic. XNUMX. Thus, Brazil becomes more dependent on the import of cooking gas, and therefore subject to supply and fluctuations in the price of the product in the international market, as well as to the dollar exchange rate. Added to this is the misguided strategy of the company's current management of selling assets such as BR Distribuidora, a fuel distributor, and Liquigás, a cooking gas company, which gave Petrobras a leadership position in the derivatives market and the possibility of benefiting from the consumer.”

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There is concern on the part of oil workers and their unions with the lack of cooking gas and also with the increase in the price of the product. They reinforced the high demand for bottled gas, which has been causing occasional shortages and price increases.

“Petrobrás management announced that it has increased the import of the product to meet the growing demand, but continues to reduce the load of its refineries. However, with high gasoline inventories, the company's tendency is to further reduce LPG production, becoming even more at the mercy of the international market and the dollar exchange rate,” says the statement.

José Maria Rangel, general coordinator of the FUP, says that “The current management of Petrobrás lacks transparency in showing what is actually happening. The company has been hibernating oil platforms, reducing the refineries' load, but it does not say which units will be stopped, which also affects the company's workers. As a result, we don't even know what the impact will be on fuel production, including cooking gas. Cooking gas is an essential product, especially for the low-income population. And at this very difficult moment for everyone, the current management of Petrobrás, instead of exercising the social function that the company has had since its creation, threatens the security of supply because of a tax dispute with the ethanol sector. The concern continues to privilege only the company's shareholders”.