In comparison with the lowest average of the year, not only did the price of ethanol skyrocket, but gasoline also became 30% more expensive and Brazilians have nowhere else to run

The average value of ethanol led the highest increases among all types of fuel at the end of September, reveals the latest Ticket Log Price Index (IPTL). With an increase of 4,11%, compared to August, fuel registered an average of R$ 5,388 in September. Gasoline, on the other hand, advanced 2,31% in the same period and reached R$ 6,260, two months after surpassing, for the first time, R$ 6,00. If compared to January, when the closing price was R$ 4,816, the difference is 30%.

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Ethanol price shows averages above R$ 5,00

“For the fourth consecutive month, ethanol presents averages above R$ 5,00 and at the end of the month led the highest increase among all fuels. When we analyze the comparison with the first month of the year, the increase in the price of ethanol was 43%”, highlights Douglas Pina, Head of Urban Market at Edenred Brasil.

As in August, the last month saw an increase in the average price of gasoline throughout Brazil. The most expressive rise, of 2,71%, occurred in the South, traded at R$6,072, which even with the biggest increase, was the lowest national average for the period. The Center-West Region, with a rise of 1,68%, concentrated the highest average value recorded in service stations in September: R$ 6,373. Rio Grande do Norte was the state with the highest increase for gasoline, an advance of 5,98%, with a liter at R$ 6,572.

Ethanol, on the other hand, had the highlight of the North Region, which presented the highest increase, of 6%, in the average price, in comparison with August. The smallest increase occurred in the Northeast, of 2,56%, but the region still concentrates the most expensive value of the national liter, sold at R$ 5,560. The Federal District led the biggest rise in the country for ethanol, an increase of 8,88%, sold at R$ 5,726, compared to the average of R$ 5,259 in August.

Rio de Janeiro continues to lead the ranking of the most expensive gasoline in Brazil

In the breakdown by state, Rio de Janeiro continues to lead the ranking of the most expensive gasoline in Brazil, at R$ 6,675, an increase of 2,31% compared to August. As for Amapá, the state in which the fuel had the lowest average value – R$ 5,610 – the increase was 1,80%. No state showed a reduction in the price of gasoline in the period.

In the case of ethanol, the highest average price in the period, R$ 6,132, was recorded in Rio Grande do Sul, after an increase of 3,79% compared to August. The state of São Paulo continues to lead the ranking of the lowest value for fuel, R$ 4,524, even with the increase of 5,70%. Like gasoline, ethanol did not register a drop throughout the national territory.

O IPTL is a fuel price index based on fueling carried out at the 21 thousand accredited Ticket Log stations, which is highly reliable, due to the number of vehicles managed by the brand: 1 million in all, with an average of eight transactions per second . Ticket Log, Edenred Brasil's fleet management and mobility solutions brand, has over 30 years of experience and adapts to customer needs, offering modern and innovative solutions in order to simplify daily processes.

Truckers threaten to strike and can stop at any time against the new increase in diesel and fuel prices practiced by Petrobras

After yet another increase in the price of diesel, which suffered an average high of R$ 29 per liter yesterday (09/0,25), truck drivers are considering a new strike. The objective of the possible stoppage of the category is to induce the government to make fuel cheaper. The president of Sindtanque de Minas Gerais, a union that represents fuel transporters, stated in an interview with VEJA that demonstrations could take place at any time. The leaders, however, consider this movement still punctual.

The demand from truck drivers, who even promoted a historic strike against diesel prices in 2018, follows constant complaints from President Bolsonaro himself about the cost of fuel.