Brazilian authorities announced a new package of measures to temper fuel price increases caused by the war in the Middle East. The measures come before tight elections in October, which feature a close race between incumbent leftist Lula and far-right Bolsonaro.
Brazilian gas stations have seen skyrocketing prices ever since the outbreak of the US-Israel war against Iran on Feb 28. BRASILIA: Brazil on Wednesday announced a new package of measures to temper fuel price increases caused by the war in the Middle East.
The move comes ahead of elections in October, which are predicted to be tight. President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's government announced subsidies for gasoline, which had been left out of an initial price-mitigation package in April, as well as for diesel. Eighty-year-old veteran leftist Lula is running for a fourth term in office.
Polls show he faces stiff competition from his main rival, senator Flavio Bolsonaro – son of far-right former president Jair Bolsonaro, who is in jail for an attempted coup attempt. The pro-government camp are thus on the lookout for anything that might help their cause. Brazilian gas stations have seen skyrocketing prices ever since the outbreak of the US-Israel war against Iran on Feb 28. But prices have eased slightly in recent weeks, according to authorities.
'The situation is still complex,' planning and budget minister Bruno Moretti told a press conference in Brasilia. 'That requires us to constantly update our strategy for mitigating the impacts of the war on fuel prices and on the population,' he said. The latest measures would have no fiscal impact, according to the minister.
Brazil, a net crude exporter according to the International Energy Agency , is relatively more insulated to external petroleum price shocks compared to countries that rely on imports.
Brazilian Fuel Prices Gasoline Subsidies Diesel Subsidies Election War In The Middle East US-Israel War Vs Iran Far-Right Candidate Flavio Bolsonaro Incumbent Leftist Lula Tight Competition Between Candidates Strategy For Mitigating Impacts Of War On Fuel
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