Even With The Dollar High, Fuel Prices Plummeted To R$ 1.98 Per Liter Of Ethanol At The Beginning Of The Pandemic, But It Didn't Last, And Consumers Are Suffering From Constant Price Spikes

Even With The Dollar High, Fuel Prices Plummeted To R$ 1.98 Per Liter Of Ethanol At The Beginning Of The Pandemic, But It Didn’t Last, And Consumers Are Suffering From Constant Price Spikes

Written by Flavia Marinho

Published on 10/11/2021 at 10:44

preço do etanol, gasolina e disel despenca na pandemia atingindo R$ 1,98

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Consumer Is Also a Protagonist and Global Regulator of the Gasoline, Diesel, and Ethanol Market.

The consumer’s pocket, taxi drivers, and app drivers have to deal with constant adjustments in fuel prices set by Petrobras, but after all, how can we explain the reason for the prices of ethanol, gasoline, and diesel plummeting at the beginning of the pandemic when the dollar was extremely high?

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The Consumer Is Also a Market Regulator

Not only Brazil but the whole world suffers from the constant surges in fuel prices, which have now returned to being sold with positive margins, for both ethanol, gasoline, and diesel.

Lessons Learned? What can we learn from everything that happened at the beginning of the pandemic? – If fuel prices have risen again, it is because there are people willing to pay that amount. After all, it is important to note that the consumer is a protagonist and regulator of the market.

After Loyalty to Brands at Gas Stations Was Released, ANP Authorized the Sale of Gasoline and Ethanol via Delivery; Measure May Reduce Fuel Prices and Alleviate Consumers’ Expenses

After the direct sale of ethanol and the end of brand loyalty at gas stations were approved on August 11, meaning that stations displaying a specific distributor’s brands could start selling fuels from other suppliers, as long as the consumer is informed, it was time for the much-promised sale of gasoline and ethanol via delivery to be authorized by the National Agency of Biofuels, ANP. Together, these measures could become the ‘solution’ to contain and curb the rise of gasoline prices, and alleviate consumers’ expenses.

With this, gas stations will be able to deliver regular gasoline or ethanol to homes. However, the measure takes effect 180 days after the resolution is published in the Official Gazette of the Union.

According to the ANP, the approved measures have been discussed since the beginning of the truck drivers’ strike in 2018 and aim to ensure supply and increase market efficiency.

Under the regulation, fuel delivery will only be allowed for ‘type C’ ethanol and gasoline (the common type sold at gas stations). Delivery must take place in the same municipality where the reseller is authorized to operate.

Even With The Dollar High, Fuel Prices Plummeted To R$ 1.98 Per Liter Of Ethanol At The Beginning Of The Pandemic, But It Didn’t Last, And Consumers Are Suffering From Constant Price Spikes

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