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<div class="gmail-domain-border"></div><h1 class="gmail-reader-title">Brazilian Movements Demand Petrobras Oil for Cuba</h1></div>
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<p><img width="494" height="278" src="https://ikona.telesurenglish.net/content/uploads/2026/02/HCGTkeLXQAAGLu7-768x432.jpg" alt="The participants also delivered to the management of Petrobras a letter. Photo: X/@AndreteleSUR." class="gmail-moz-reader-block-img" style="margin-right: 0px;"></p><p>The participants also delivered to the management of Petrobras a letter.
Photo: X/@AndreteleSUR.</p>
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February 26, 2026 Hour: 5:08 pm </p>
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<h4>The Brazilian organizations emphasize that Brazil should not submit
to external pressures using energy as a weapon of war, and recognize the
historical medical solidarity that Cuba has provided to the world.</h4>
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<p>Oil workers, unions, and various popular movements in Brazil
protested this Thursday, February 26, in front of Petrobras headquarters
to demand that President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and the state-owned
oil company supply crude oil and its derivatives to Cuba, to mitigate
the energy crisis facing the Caribbean island amid the U.S. blockade.</p>
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<p>The initiative arises in response to the tightening of the blockade
measures imposed by the United States against Cuba, which have severely
impacted vital sectors such as health, transportation, and education.</p>
<p>The signatories maintain that Petrobras, given its strategic nature
and its historical commitment to regional sovereignty, has the technical
and moral capacity to intervene in this emergency to preserve lives.
The text argues that the operation is both ethically and economically
viable, highlighting that Cuba\u2019s annual oil consumption is equivalent to
just six days of Petrobras\u2019 total production.</p>
<p>At the end of the demonstration, participants delivered a letter to
Petrobras management with the demand addressed to the Brazilian
President and Magda Chambriard, President of the aforementioned company.</p>
<p><em><strong>Text reads: \u201cOil workers and other popular movements
protested this Thursday to demand that President Lula da Silva\u2019s
government and state-owned oil company Petrobras immediately send oil to
Cuba, which is facing a shortage of crude due to escalating U.S.
aggression.\u201d</strong></em></p>
<h3>U.S. Pressure Rejected</h3>
<p>The statements point out that the U.S. Supreme Court recently halted
the so-called \u201ctariff hikes\u201d imposed by President Donald Trump, offering
Brazil an opportunity to strengthen Latin American cooperation, a
principle enshrined in its own Constitution.</p>
<p>However, on January 29, U.S. President Donald Trump signed an <a href="https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/executive-order-14380-addressing-threats-the-united-states-the-government-cuba" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Executive Order</a> authorizing Washington to impose tariffs on goods from countries that supply oil to Cuba.</p>
<p>This measure, the latest in the White House\u2019s attacks against the
Caribbean nation, has been rejected by various organizations and leaders
around the world. The U.S. blockade has exacerbated the island\u2019s energy
situation by hindering fuel supplies.</p>
<p>Finally, the letter urges Brazilian authorities to lead a
comprehensive assistance effort that extends beyond fuel, which includes
the shipment of food and medicine, as well as technical support for the
transition to renewable energy on the island.</p>
<p>The organizations emphasize that Brazil should not succumb to
external pressures that use energy as a weapon of war, while also
acknowledging the historic medical solidarity that Cuba has provided to
the world.</p>
<p>Recently, the Latin American Continental Network launched a
solidarity campaign in Brazil to provide solar panels to Cuban schools.
With the support of organizations such as the Landless Workers\u2019 Movement
(MST), the initiative seeks to guarantee electricity in educational
centers in the face of U.S. restrictions.</p>
<p>This international movement complements local policies to strengthen
the island\u2019s energy sovereignty. As part of this governmental effort,
the Cuban government reinforced the transformation of the national
energy matrix through Resolution 41/2026, which exempts those who invest
in renewable energy from paying taxes on personal income and profits.</p>
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Author: HGV - LVM </p>
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Source: teleSUR/ Agencies </p>
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