# Brazil extends fuel-price relief and cuts gasoline taxes ahead of runoff vote

https://mins.news/en/item/93618

- Reuters, 2026-10-09 17:45 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/brazil-extends-fuel-price-relief-cuts-gasoline-taxes-ahead-runoff-vote-2026-10-09/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6ac928287858580001465f59

> Brazil’s government extended fuel-price relief measures for another month on Friday and announced additional support to shield consumers from higher global oil prices. President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is seeking to ease living-cost pressures before this month’s presidential runoff.

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