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Statement on Form F-3 of Petróleo Brasileiro -- Petrobras (No. 333-163665).
Court Decision concerning Withholding Income Tax (IRRF)
remittances for payment of vessel charters
Rio de Janeiro, June 14, 2013 – Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, concerning news broadcast in the press, explains that it is taking all the steps to, within a short period of time, reestablish the Debt Clearance Certificate – CND and guarantees there is no risk of an operational interruption and shortages of oil and oil products in the country.
The news are based on an unfavorable decision rendered by the Superior Court of Justice (STJ) in a remedy filed by Petrobras to restore the injunction allowing it to discuss the case without the need to offer collateral.
This decision was rendered in a court case relative the Withholding Income Tax – IRRF on remittances for payment of vessel charters. The injunction had been granted by the Regional Federal Appellate Court (TRF) of the 2nd Region and was revoked by a decision published on 06/10/2013.
The discussion originated in an action filed by Petrobras on 03/01/2012, following exhaustion of remedies in the administrative sphere. The action aimed to annul the debit assessed by the Brazilian Federal Revenue Service in an administrative procedure, which requires the Withholding Income Tax on remittances made from January 1999 to December 2002 for the payment of charters of platforms.
Petrobras will take all the steps necessary to proceed debating the matter because it believes it is supported by the tax legislation, which had guaranteed an Income Tax exemption at the time of the facts.
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/S/ Almir Guilherme Barbassa
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Almir Guilherme Barbassa
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