PT Requests STF to Reactivate Petrobras Nitrogen Fertilizer Plant in Paraná to Produce Oxygen

Due to the Collapse of the Healthcare System, PT Calls for Reactivation of Petrobras’ Nitrogen Fertilizer Plant in Paraná, Closed for a Year

In a new statement to the Federal Supreme Court, the leader of PT in the Chamber, Enio Verri (PR), requested the Minister Bento Albuquerque (Mines and Energy) to reactivate the Petrobras Nitrogen Fertilizer Plant in Paraná (Fafen-PR), which has been inactive since January 2020, for the production of medical oxygen for national supply during the public health emergency.

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The letter was sent yesterday (01/21) to Minister Bento Albuquerque, in which the deputy proposes that Fafen be operated by Petrobras itself or by third parties, including worker cooperatives.

Additionally, he advocated for the plant’s facilities to be converted for the production of medical oxygen, “an absolutely essential input for saving thousands of lives at this moment.”

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In the letter, Enio Verri highlighted the critical situation experienced by the Amazonian population due to the collapse of the healthcare system in Manaus and other cities in Amazonas and the instability in the supply of hospital oxygen during this period of the coronavirus pandemic, a situation aggravated since early January 2021, which resulted in the tragic situation of hundreds of deaths due to asphyxia and lack of care.

The STF Minister, Ricardo Lewandowski, ordered the Union to present a detailed plan regarding the measures to be taken concerning the situation in Manaus.

The minister considered the information provided by the AGU and the reports of the collapse of the healthcare system in various other states and municipalities to demand actions from the federal government.

About the Fafen-PR Petrobras Nitrogen Fertilizer Plant in Paraná

The Petrobras Nitrogen Fertilizer Plant in Paraná was closed a year ago by the company’s management. It has the capacity to produce 30,000 cubic meters of oxygen per hour, enough to supply 30,000 small hospital cylinders, which would reduce or even eliminate the risk of interruption in the supply of this essential input to save lives during this pandemic period in Brazil.