The truckers' strike supported by the FUP is scheduled to take place from February 1st, motivated by the increase in fuel prices

The Single Federation of Petroleum Workers (FUP) and its unions announced support for the truck drivers' strike, set to begin on Monday, February 1st. The movement is being led by the National Transport Association in Brazil (ANTB). The main reason for the stoppage of professionals in the sector is the increase in fuel prices, which, as announced today by the CPG, Petrobras announced a new readjustment in the price of diesel and gasoline in its refineries, which will consequently reflect in the consumer's pocket.

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“The support of the oil workers will have actions located throughout the country, uniting the protest with solidarity for the difficult moment in which Brazil finds itself, with high unemployment rates and loss of income”, says the entity in a note released yesterday (26/01 ).

Despite the rise in fuel prices being the main reason for the truck drivers' strike, the agenda contains ten items, among which are also facing the health crisis (expansion of resources for the SUS and defense of social distancing measures) and the coping with the economic crisis (resumption of Emergency Aid), defense of the Employment Protection Program; fight against the Roof of Cats and against the Administrative Reform).

With a start date and no end date, the expectation is that the strike will exceed that of 2018 as a result of greater awareness of the category and the population about the agendas involved and the effects on society as a whole.

Data from INNEP points out that the price of diesel oil in Brazil is the second most expensive in the world

A study carried out by the Institute for Strategic Studies on Oil, Gas and Biofuels (INEEP) points out that the price of diesel oil in Brazil is the second most expensive in the world, second only to Germany.

According to FUP's general coordinator, Deyvid Bacelar, the readjustments have been taking place since October 2016, when the private market pressured Petrobras to change its pricing policy to enable the privatization of the company, based on the PPI - Price Parity of Import.

This month, the Brazilian Association of Fuel Importers (Abicom) appealed to the Administrative Council for Economic Defense (Cade) and the National Petroleum Agency (ANP) claiming that Petrobras sold fuel below the international average, harming competition in the fuel market. oil derivates.

“This is a sample of what will happen to the country, if privatization goes ahead: no commitment to social responsibility, just profit. With privatization, the tendency is for the price of derivatives to increase much more. The project for the oil and gas sector that the country is following is submission to the international market, without the slightest debate about the interests of the people and energy sovereignty,” said Bacelar.