Earlier this year, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (PT) took power. Among several changes, fuel is present. Lula decided to return with the collection of fuel taxes related to marketing in the country. However, the charges will be at different rates. See more details on this subject below.
Changes will be made by Lula with regard to fuels
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Research shows that the highest percentages will be for fossil fuels, such as gasoline. As for the biofuels, like ethanol, will have a milder increase.
After all, what was the real reason for this decision?
For the president, one of the most important things is that the total collected be preserved and that the collection does not suffer any type of loss. In addition, a way to charge the consumer in a different way is being studied, thus resulting in different forms of charges along the energy chain.
Therefore, the idea is to reconcile financial priorities with environmental and social ones.
What were the interventions made by the Bolsonaro government?
According to reliable sources, the government of Jair Bolsonaro was able to reset all Cide and PIS on all fuels until December last year.
However, Lula decided to oppose this decision after a tussle that pitted Finance Minister Fernando Haddad on one side and the government's political wing on the other.
When will, in fact, the validation of this decision?
It was announced that as of March 1, the PIS and Cofins rates on gasoline and ethanol will return to the levels prior to the measure taken by the Bolsonaro government. Before, the values were R$ 0.792 for each liter of gasoline and R$ 0.242 for ethanol.
Nowadays the average cost of gasoline in Brazil is R$ 5.07 per liter. If the transfer of federal taxes is complete, the new value will be R$ 5.75. This value was last seen in July 2021. Ethanol will rise from R$ 3.80 to R$ 4.04.