Brazil's Government Gives Subsidy for Ethanol, Fuel Price to Fall
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The government in Brazil will give money to help ethanol producers. This is called a subsidy.
Because of the subsidy, the price of ethanol will go down. It should fall by at least 1.5% at the pump.
Ethanol is a fuel. People use it in cars, like gasoline.
Also, lawmakers are working on a different plan. It is about diesel fuel.
Diesel is used in trucks and buses. The government wants diesel to be cheaper too.
Lawmakers wrote 37 amendments to a new law about diesel. This law is called a provisional measure.
Petrobras is a big oil company in Brazil. It raised the diesel price by 1 real.
Some experts do not think this is enough. They say diesel prices are still too low compared to costs. This is called a lag.
The government wants to help drivers pay less for fuel.
Vocabulary8 words
- subsidy
- money the government gives to make a product cheaper
- pump
- the machine where you buy fuel for your car
- fuel
- something that makes an engine work, like gas
- gasoline
- a fuel made from oil
- diesel
- a type of fuel used in trucks and some cars
- amendments
- small changes made to a law
- provisional measure
- a law made quickly that must be approved later
- lag
- when something is behind or not matching
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1. It will fall by at least 1.5% 2. 37 3. True
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The government in Brazil will give money to help ethanol _____. This is called a _____.
Because of the subsidy, the price of ethanol will go _____. It should fall by at least _____ at the pump.
Ethanol is a _____. People use it in cars, like gasoline.
Also, lawmakers are working on a different plan. It is about _____ fuel.
Lawmakers wrote _____ amendments to a new law about diesel. This law is called a provisional measure.
_____ is a big oil company in Brazil. It raised the diesel price by 1 real.
Some experts do not think this is enough. They say diesel prices are still too low compared to _____.
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