Bolsonaro Replaces Energy Chief After Brazil Fuel Price Hike
- Economy Ministry’s Sachsida replaces Bento Albuquerque
- State-run Petrobras raised fuel prices earlier this week
A worker prepares to refuel a vehicle at a Petrobras gas station in Rio de Janeiro on April 8, 2022.
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Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro replaced his Energy Minister just days after state-run Petroleo Brasileiro SA ignored his plea to not raise fuel prices, which has become a major political issue ahead of his re-election bid in October.
Bento Albuquerque, who served in the role for more than three years, will be replaced by Adolfo Sachsida, who most recently served as special adviser to Economy Minister Paulo Guedes, according to a decree published Wednesday in the Official Gazette. Sachsida has worked at the ministry during Bolsonaro’s entire term.