Most gas merchants in cooking in Para do not have legal permission to work. Appreciation from Federation of Companies for Reselling Petroleum gas in BarraIt condemns the lack of supervision by the National Petroleum Agency (ANP) and warns of the consumer risks. “In the last evaluation that we made, when we made the latest contact with ANP last year, we imagined that for every legal merchant, there were at least 10 people working in an informal,” says Federation President Fernsaleo Oliveira.
He explains that the sale of a secret sale has gained new and decentralized models: “Since APE is limited to five cylinders, the amount that the person can have at home, and the clinical agent who has a fixed point buying the five, and keeps it as if it was for its own use and selling it by phone with one of the parts that are distributed in the area where he is intended to work.” According to him, it is also common to use motorcycles and indirect support for official traders who provide these illegal points.
In addition to unfair competition, consumer risks are high. “The main danger to the consumer is that if the cylinder gives a problem, he will not have for those who complain. Today, a cylinder costs between $ 130 and $ 140 for a low -income family, it is lost. The main client of the risk is the consumer himself,” warns Francoalo. “
According to the updated estimates of the Federation, in 2024, there were 2,269 accredited merchants in Wagner Santana / O Liberal.
In Belém, there are currently about 300 accredited sellers out of a total of 2,269 in the state, according to the updated 2024 data. Ananindeua focuses on 150. Even with this important number, the head of the entity states that inspection is ineffective: “We have no news that AP is spent some energy to combat this secret market.” He continues: “Unfortunately, LPG is thrown into its own luck through an inappropriate and irresponsible monitoring body like the National Petroleum Agency,” he continues.
Losses and risks for those who work within the law
David Naskmanto, an accredited distributor 15 years ago in Belme, states that competition with secrecy directly affects the sustainability of organized companies. “We are paying the license, inspection and recharge from two childhood … a series of spending. Only the legalization and documents spend my sale about $ 8,000 a year,” he says.
For him, the difference in the cost between who is the ordinary who behaves in an informal creates unfair competition. He explains: “The proper tells nothing, sells without note, negotiates the price they want. We sell at a price of $ 120 and sell it at $ 115, and up to $ 110.
David Naskmanto, an accredited dealer in Pelim, spends about $ 8,000 a year to stay organized (Wagner Santana / S Liberal)
David also sheds light on the risk of incorrect storage: “There is a secrecy that stores several cylinders inside. If you have a leakage in a closed place, this may cause a tragedy. We are authorized to have an obsessed space of storage, and extinguishes, all organized,” compares.
The agent repeats the union’s speech on the lack of supervision.
“On the last time the supervision was in 2019. I took three grams. Meanwhile, it is still healthy without disturbing me.” “The consumer is also at risk because they allow anyone to enter his home.”
Fears of the practical situation, but complaints are rare
The Public Prosecution Service in the Para and Imaba (MPT-PA/AP) said that there are currently five active procedures related to the LNG trade in the agency area in both countries. Topics include explanatory suspension of work cards, work environment, child labor and insulting conditions. However, MPT stresses that it only works from complaints and that the number of procedures related to the sector is still small, without new actions on unions since 2018.
The report requests it, ANP did not re -call this edition.
Inspection operations
According to ANP, re -sale activity can only be done through a legal entity authorized by the agency that meets permanently, for the requirements stipulated in APNT decision No. 958/2023 and the minimum storage conditions that can be transferred to ABNT. Since ANP does not have the judicial police authority, since it has an administrative job, it is not possible to enter housing and agents that are not subject to organization and representation in unauthorized places, and it usually happens with the police authority.
The resale of LNG without permission is a crime and is subject to those responsible for the penalties stipulated in Law No. 8,176/1991, which provides for up to five years of prison, which is subject to the perpetrator the right to sponsorship. In inspections, which are also submitted by complaints, there is a notice and steel of commodities, which includes gas and full and empty cylinders.
ANP has the legal task of overseeing ordinary economic agents, accredited to the agency, and imposes assessments and communications in cases of sale for sellers, whether he is the distributor of the organized agent or a merchant. The approved agent continues to be objected to the time necessary to provide and analyze the documents that clarify its actual movement of the products. Beautiful values range from $ 20,000 to $ 5,000,000.00.
