It is strictly forbidden for drivers to operate a fuel pump; all gasoline must be pumped by a professional attendant.

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Gas stations face severe fines for installing self-service pumps.

Status: still on the books

Why Is This a Law?

When automated self-service pumps spread globally in the 1990s, they threatened the livelihoods of hundreds of thousands of Brazilian gas station workers. The government banned the machines to protect these jobs.

A citizen earnestly dealing with the law: It is strictly forbidden for drivers to operate a fuel pump; all gasoline must be pumped by a professional attendant.