Petrobras informs that (a) the Federal Supreme Court (STF), on September 24, 2021, ruled unconstitutional the levying of income tax (IRPJ) and social contribution (CSLL) on amounts corresponding to the basic interest rate -SELIC applied to tax overdue payments; and (b) on October 28, 2021, a lower court ruling was published in the scope of the injunction filed by the Company, which recognized the right to the non-taxation of Selic on tax overdue payments.
In this context, the Company recognized in its financial statements for the third quarter of 2021 a revenue of IRPJ and CSLL in relation to the tax overdue in the amount of R$ 4.8 billion, of which (a) R$ 4.1 billion for the recomposition of tax losses related to periods in which the company ascertained negative tax bases; and (b) R$ 0.7 billion of recoverable taxes.
