Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro replaced Mines and Energy Minister Bento Albuquerque, after a series of disagreements regarding fuel price policy, the Official Gazette reported.
U.S. government officials in March asked Brazil's state-run oil company Petrobras whether it could increase crude output after Russia's invasion of Ukraine sent global prices soaring. They came away empty-handed, the sources said. Officials at.
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro chose to replace Energy Minister Bento Albuquerque just one day after an 8.87% increase in the price of diesel fuel at Petrobras refineries.