# Brazilian Buyers Balk at Price of Russian Diesel Shunned by U.S. Importers – Bloomberg

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/brazilian-buyers-balk-at-price-of-russian-diesel-shunned-by-u-s-importers-bloomberg/
- Published: 2026-11-12T10:46:16+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-12T11:25:20+00:00
- Original publisher: The Moscow Times
- Original article: https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/11/12/brazilian-buyers-balk-at-price-of-russian-diesel-shunned-by-us-importers-bloomberg-a94239
- Topics: Americas, Europe, World

## Key points

- Russian diesel cargoes offered in Brazil are priced above US alternatives.
- Four shipments on offer total 1.1 million barrels.
- US firms declined the fuel over sanctions and legal risks.

## Summary

Russian fuel exporters are struggling to sell diesel cargoes in Brazil after US companies declined to buy supplies originally bound for the US. Brazilian traders say the Russian fuel is not competitively priced against US-made diesel, leaving exporters seeking another market.

Brazilian importers were offered at least four cargoes totalling 1.1 million barrels for November, according to Abicom president Sérgio Araújo. Buying all four would nearly double Brazil’s Russian diesel imports from October; the country imports about a third of its diesel needs, with demand typically rising towards year-end. The cargoes were linked to a fuel arrangement announced by Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, but US buyers balked over sanctions and legal risks.

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