en.Wedoany.com Reported - The Brazilian government will evaluate increasing the ethanol blend ratio in gasoline from the current 30% to 32%. Mines and Energy Minister Alexandre Silveira disclosed this information after participating in a meeting between President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and representatives of the sugarcane ethanol industry.

Silveira stated that the National Energy Policy Council (CNPE) will review the E32 (i.e., 32% ethanol blend ratio) proposal at its next meeting, scheduled to take place "within the next 15 days." The minister believes that increasing the proportion of biofuels in gasoline will reduce Brazil's need for gasoline imports, helping the country achieve self-sufficiency in this fuel and mitigating the impact of fluctuations in petroleum derivative prices caused by the Middle East situation.

The proposal to raise the ethanol blend ratio had previously been included on the agenda of the CNPE meeting originally scheduled for May 7, but that meeting did not take place. The last increase occurred in August 2025, when the ratio was raised from 27% to 30% following CNPE deliberation in June of the same year. According to Law No. 14.993/2024, the "Future Fuels Law," the ethanol blend ratio can be increased up to 35% provided technical feasibility is confirmed, with each increase requiring CNPE approval.

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