“Obrigado Bolsonaro!” Drivers in Brazil share photos of impatiently awaited gasoline price cuts

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Motorists found this Thursday (30) the price of gasoline lower at gas stations in different parts of Brazil. Postings on social networks observed a decrease in São Paulo, Goiania, the Federal District, Curitiba, and Fortaleza.

The decrease comes a few days after President Jair Bolsonaro approved the bill that limits ICMS (state-level VAT) to fuels, natural gas, electricity, communications, and public transport .

According to posts on social media, gasoline was seen in the Federal District for R$6.99 per liter, paid in cash and debit. In Asa Norte, a central area of the capital, a liter of gasoline was registered for R$ 7.15.

In Campinas, São Paulo, the price dropped at times to R$5.97. In Goiânia, in the Vila Mauá district, the liter was recorded at R$5.99.

In recent weeks, the price of a liter of gasoline has been R$8.990, while diesel has cost as much as R$8.630 at the pumps in some regions of Brazil. This is according to a survey conducted by the ANP (National Petroleum Agency) between June 12 and 18.

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