The provisional measure of the federal government that will guarantee Free cooking gas to 17 million families is already in the “final phase of elaboration.” According to the Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME), the initiative should be officialized soon, in the context of the Gas program for all.
Recently, during the inauguration of the GNA II thermoelectric plant in the port of Açu, São João da Barra, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva reiterated the government’s intention to offer free gas to poorer families.
“We will announce, and it has to be soon, that the humblest people in this country will stop paying the gas at $ 140. It is not possible for Petrobras to be able to take off the 13 -pound cylinder for $ 37, and the person, in your home, buy at $ 130 or $ 140. There are few people making money at the expense of the suffering of many. Beans and their rice, ”said the president.
In August 2024, when Brazil was still on the map of hunger, according to the United Nations, the government It has projected that more than 20 million families could benefit until December 2025.
Social and energetic focus
Contacted by Brazil agencyMME said the program represents a public policy with social and energetic focus.
“On the social side, it deals with improving the living conditions of the neediest population, as well as contributing to public health, replacing the use of firewood with a cleaner energy source, mainly protecting women and children from exposure to toxic smoke,” said the folder.
“On the energy side, it seeks to reduce energy poverty through direct access to the cylinder by beneficiary families, helping to reduce the impact of cylinder price on the family budget,” he added.
