According to data from the National Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels Agency (ANP), the average price of one liter of diesel at gas stations increased by about 57% in one year.
Meanwhile, over the same period, the general cargo transport base in Brazil had a realignment of 29.7%.
In the July 2021 National Land Transport Agency (ANTT) table, the minimum price for general cargo transportation for two-axle trucks (the smallest size on the market) was R$2.25 per kilometer.
In the last update in March of this year, this value increased to R $ 2.92.
Last Friday (17), Petrobras announced a new 14% adjustment in the price of diesel for distributors.
However, the equivalent increase of R$ 0.63 has not yet reached the gas stations and has not been registered by the ANP.
The minimum price chart for freight in Brazil was the claim of strike category truck drivers in 2018 under Michel Temer’s government.
At the time, the government determined that the freight base would be updated every six months, and the change in the price of the service would be based on criteria such as the type of cargo, the distance traveled, and the depreciation of the equipment. sample.
However, by changing the parameters that would define the tuning, ANTT decided to define the percentage of the update and increase in the freight price over the average price of the S-10 diesel.
If there is a 10% increase in fuel at gas stations, the table will be updated without delay.
In May of this year, President Jair Bolsonaro (PL) approved Interim Measure 1117/2022, which lowered the Trigger value to 5%.
In a note sent The Autonomous General Cargo Truck Drivers Federation of Rio de Janeiro (Fecam-RJ) states that its Minimum Load Base policy is a success of the population-supported category after the 2018 pauses.
However, the company criticizes the changes made in the legislation and the increases in diesel prices.
“Autonomous truck drivers are in crisis. Complete distrust. Anyone hired for shipping from the Northeast to São Paulo runs the risk of paying out-of-pocket due to the cascading increases in diesel. As if that weren’t enough, most companies insist on breaking the law in the face of the certainty of impunity. There are no inspections on the roads,” he says in a note.
Fecam-RJ also highlights that the delay in freight value is forcing the category to submit to grueling journeys and other perils. “Brazil will stand still if nothing is done.”, Completes the position.
this He asked ANTT about the inequalities in the readjustment of the minimum freight base and the rise in the price of diesel.
In a note, the Agency said it would “determine the outcome at the pump after the release of the ANP bulletin and will encourage any necessary readjustments in accordance with Federal Government decree and Interim Measure 1117/2022.”
Source: CNN Brazil
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