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According to the ministry, the Brazilian Association of Supermarkets (Abras) and producer associations will have five days to explain the rise in values practiced, for example, in the sale of rice.
Based on the explanations, Senacon will investigate whether there has been price abuse and / or violation of consumer rights. The fine can exceed R $ 10 million.
Inflation stands at 0.24% in August, the highest rate of the month since 2016, highlights the IBGE; food aloft
“The increase in values was especially noticeable in relation to rice, which, despite the positive production volumes of the last harvest, suffered a decrease in supply in the global context, which caused an increase in the price,” he says. government.
In a note, the National Secretary of Consumption, Juliana Domingues, says that she believes in the need to identify the causes of the increase to address the appropriate measures to contain the advances in the price.
“We cannot speak of abusive prices without first evaluating the entire production chain and the fluctuations resulting from the pandemic. For this reason, the Department of Defense and Consumer Protection issued letters to collect data that is necessary to assess any abuse, ”he said.
In addition to the notification, the secretariat will discuss with the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply and the Ministry of the Economy measures to reduce the increase in food prices.
Supermarket inflation
The price of food was highlighted by the high official inflation of 0.24% in the country in August, according to data published by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) this Wednesday.
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Rice, beans, and soy are more expensive
The Comprehensive Consumer Price Index (IPCA) rose 2.44% in 12 months, while food inflation rose 8.83% in the period.
This increase is not only for responsible foods, since most of them have record prices in the field. However, two have drawn attention in recent days: the rice, with an increase of 19.2% in the year, is he soybean oil, which rose 18.6% in the period.
Among the items that increased the most in August were tomatoes (12.98%), soybean oil (9.48%), long-life milk (4.84%), fruits (3.37%), meats (3 , 33%) and rice (3.08%).
“Rice accumulates an increase of 19.25% in the year and beans, depending on the type and the region, already has an inflation rate above 30%. Black beans, widely consumed in Rio de Janeiro, accumulate 28.92% in the year and Rio de Janeiro beans 12.12% ”, highlighted the director of research, Pedro Kislanov.
