Gasoline rises at gas stations for the first time in ten weeks – News

Data from the National Petroleum Agency (ANP) indicates that Average price of gasoline She climbed up the ranks for the first time since November last year. The adjustment for the consumer came as a result of the increase in the price of a liter of fuel announced by Petrobras last week.

In the second week of November, the average price of regular gasoline at gas stations, according to the survey, was R$ 6.75. In the same period in December, according to data from the agency, it was at R$ 6.70, and in the first week of this year, it provided the lowest value, at a cost of R$ 6.59 in the week that started on the second day and closed. In the eighth.

However, from January 9 to Saturday (15), prices rose again and the average price of regular gasoline was R$ 6.60. The maximum value, found at gas stations, is 7.89 BRL per liter. On Tuesday, Petrobras announced a 4.85% adjustment for gasoline at refineries, from R$ 3.09 to R$ 3.24 per liter.

There was also an adjustment in diesel, which rose by 8.08%, with a liter of R$ 3.34 to R$ 3.61. Fuel prices are the main cause of inflation, closing at a high of 10.06% in 2021, double the maximum target set by the National Monetary Council.