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Ministry wants to ban imports of biodiesel for blending with diesel

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The Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME) will present a proposal at the next meeting of the National Energy Policy Council (CNPE) to ban the import of biodiesel for use in the mandatory blend with fossil diesel in Brazil, Valor has learned. Today, the blend is 12%.The meeting is scheduled for the 14th and the ministry has asked the other ministries that are part of the Council to give their opinion, including the Ministry of Finance, which has not yet finalized its position on the issue.In a letter seen by Valor, the MME mentions that the National Agency for Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP) approved a resolution in November allowing imported fuel to be used for up to 20% of the mandatory blend. The measure, which will take effect in January 2024, has provoked a reaction from the production sector.The Joint Parliamentary Front for Biodiesel (FPBio) asked the CNPE to stipulate that the blend can only be met with national biodiesel, alleging a "breach of isonomy" between market players and claiming that opening up to imports could lead to a "destructuring of the national biodiesel value chain."The Front emphasized that the industry has a "high level of idleness" following recent investments in new...

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