由莱昂纳多·拉拉报道 巴西政府延长了遏制燃油价格上涨的措施，确保在10月4日总统大选首轮投票前继续为消费者提供减免。
By Leonardo Lara Brazil’s government extended measures to contain rising fuel prices, ensuring continued relief for consumers ahead of the presidential election’s first round on Oct. 4.
财政部命令确保每升2.12雷亚尔（0.41美元）的柴油补贴——原定于周六到期——将在5月30日开始的临时措施后至少再延长30天。根据财政部周五的声明，该措施不改变补贴金额。
The Finance Ministry ordinance ensures that a diesel fuel subsidy totaling 2.12 reais ($0.41) per liter — which was due to expire Saturday — will last at least another 30 days, after provisional measures that began on May 30. The measure doesn’t change the amount of the subsidy, according to a ministry statement Friday.
总统路易斯·伊纳西奥·卢拉·达席尔瓦本月宣布进一步削减燃油税，旨在保护消费者免受伊朗与美国之间战争引发的油价飙升的影响。这些措施还包括削减汽油和乙醇税。
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva announced additional cuts to fuel taxes this month in a bid to shield consumers from the impact of surging oil prices brought on by war between Iran and the US. Those measures also include cuts in gasoline and ethanol taxes.
规划部长布鲁诺·莫雷蒂周四表示，政府将拨出50亿雷亚尔用于应对这些措施的财政影响。
The government is setting aside 5 billion reais for the fiscal impact of the measures, Planning Minister Bruno Moretti said Thursday.
自中东冲突引发今年油价飙升以来，巴西政府已采取多项措施帮助消费者。加油站价格上涨将给卢拉的连任竞选带来额外风险，因为他的竞选活动正在失去动力。
Brazil’s government has taken several steps to help consumers since the conflict in the Middle East sparked this year’s runup in oil prices. Higher prices at the pump would pose add risk to Lula’s reelection bid as his campaign is losing momentum.
巴西国家石油公司首席执行官玛格达·尚布里亚尔本周表示，根据其燃油定价政策，该公司不能每天对油价波动做出反应，否则有失去市场份额的风险
Petrobras Chief Executive Officer Magda Chambriard said this week that the company can’t react every day to oil price swings under its fuel pricing policy at the risk of losing market