Discurso do Ministro de Minas e Energia na Reunião Ministerial do BRICS

YOUR EXCELLENCY, MR. ZHANG JIANHUA,

FIRST OF ALL, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK CHINA FOR HOSTING THIS MINISTERIAL MEETING AND FOR THEIR LEIDERSHIP DURING THE PREPARATORY PROCESS.

WHEN I TOOK THE OFFICE OF MINISTER OF MINES AND ENERGY OF BRAZIL, INTERNATIONAL OIL AND NATURAL GAS PRICES WERE SEVERELY AFFECTING OUR COUNTRY, IN PARTICULAR COSTS IN OUR TRANSPORT SECTOR. 

AT THAT POINT, IT WAS CLEAR FOR ME THAT TWO MAIN GOALS SHOULD TAKE CENTRAL STAGE, HAND-IN-HAND:  THE ENERGY TRANSITION AND ENERGY SECURITY. MY ACTIONS HAVE BEEN GUIDED, THEREFORE, BY THE NEED TO GUARANTEE THAT BRAZILIANS HAVE ACCESS TO CLEAN, CHEAP AND RELIABLE ENERGY.

SINCE THEN, WE HAVE MANAGED TO ENSURE THE SUPPLY OF THE FOSSIL FUELS WE NEED. FURTHERMORE, BY REDUCING TAXES, WE REDUCED THE IMPACT OF INTERNATIONAL FOSSIL FUEL PRICES IN THE BRAZILIAN ECONOMY. WITH THIS, WE HAVE MAINTAINED LEVELS OF INFLATION THAT ARE LOWER THAN THOSE IN MANY DEVELOPED COUNTRIES. 

DEAR MINISTERS,

AROUND 85% OF BRAZIL’S ELECTRICITY COMES FROM RENEWABLE SOURCES.

AFTER FACING THE WORST DROUGHT IN THE LAST 91 YEARS, WHICH AFFECTED OUR HYDROPOWER GENERATION CAPACITY IN 2021, BRAZIL IS ON TRACK TO REPLENISH ITS WATER RESERVOIRS. IN ADDITION, WHILE COUNTRIES IN EUROPE ARE INCREASING TAXES AND FREEZING ENERGY PRICES, WE ARE REDUCING OUR ELECTRICITY BILLS WITH TAX REDUCTION WHILE MAINTAINING FREE MARKET PRICES.

ALL THESE MEASURES ARE PART OF A GREATER SET OF ACTIONS WE HAVE IMPLEMENTED IN BRAZIL, TO MAKE OUR COUNTRY A SAFE HAVEN FOR INVESTMENTS IN ENERGY AND THE ENTIRE ECONOMY. WE ARE ENHANCING OUR REGULATORY FRAMEWORK, BRINGING MORE LEGAL CERTAINTY, REDUCING BUREAUCRACY, AND IMPROVING THE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT TO BOOST PRIVATE INVESTMENTS IN BRAZIL.

IT IS A PLEASURE TO PARTICIPATE, FOR THE FIRST TIME, IN THE BRICS MINISTERIAL MEETING. BRAZIL HAS AN OPEN DIALOGUE WITH ALL BRICS COUNTRIES.

I AM VERY PLEASED TO SAY THAT, TOMORROW, I WILL RECEIVE THE VICE MINISTER OF OIL AND NATURAL GAS FROM INDIA, MR. PANKAJ JAIN, AS PART OF OUR ONGOING COOPERATION IN BIOFUELS. 

I HOPE WE CAN FURTHER SUPPORT EACH OTHER IN OUR ENERGY TRANSITIONS EFFORTS.

THANK YOU.

Assessoria de Comunicação Social

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