Petrobras: um estudo do seu papel estratégico através da sua política de preços

Abstract

This study analyzes the current pricing policy in Petrobras implemented at the end of 2016 and its impacts on the Brazilian economy. To achieve this main goal, efforts were made considering the following specific objectives: study the Brazilian social and economic formation; study the history and strategic development of Petrobras; and study the pricing policy history developed by the company and its implications for its strategic role in the national economy. For this purpose, the chosen research methodology was the qualitative case study, using data and historical series of economic indexes, reports from the country's main newspapers, reports and briefings from the company itself, as well as academic papers and books in the area of oil and energy. Based on the interpretation of the recent implementation of the Import Parity Pricing (IPP), it was possible to observe the following consequences: the direct transfer of public capital to private initiative and negative impacts on the costs of living of the Brazilian society, more accentuated on the middle and working classes.