Lucia Vega

Bureau: São Paulo

A Gol Boeing 737 taxis at São Paulo's Guarulhos airport at dusk as a fuel truck pulls away from the apron

Economy

Brazil Opens a $179 Million Airline Credit Line as Jet Fuel Nearly Doubles

Petrobras raised jet kerosene 90% in 2026 and the Lula government opened a credit line for Gol, Latam and Azul on Wednesday — the Hormuz passthrough reached São Paulo.

By Lucia Vega, São Paulo May 21 2 min read