Source: A Tribuna - Baixada Santista - Santos / SP - 09/11/2010

The Litoral Regional Tax Office canceled this Tuesday the state registration of Auto Posto Lunar, located at Praça Visconde de Itaboray, 6, in Santos, due to the finding of adulterated fuel sales. The action is part of the operation De Olho na Bomba, from the State Finance Secretariat.

With this ban, the number of service stations that had their state registration canceled in the entire state of São Paulo has risen to 814, since the beginning of the operation, in 2005. In the last five years, 13 gas stations in Santos had their state registration canceled.

At gas stations where infractions are checked, they are prevented from functioning and the tanks containing fuel are sealed, in addition to their respective supply pumps. Partners (individuals or legal entities) of the establishment are also prevented from exercising the same line of activity for a period of five years, counting from the date of termination.

Inspection consists of checking pumps, checking the establishment's registration data and collecting samples of the commercialized fuel, which are sent to the State University of Campinas (Unicamp) for analysis. Fuel stations, distributors and carriers are subject to inspection.

The new state legislation provides for the cancellation of the state registration of stations, distributors and transporters caught with fuel out of specifications, in addition to fines from the Treasury Department, for tax evasion, and Procon, for injury to the Consumer Protection Code, and opening police investigation, in which the owners respond to civil and criminal cases.

Check the complete list of gas stations canceled in the Municipality:

Auto Posto Lunar Ltd.

Visconde de Itaboray Square, 06 - Estuario

Auto Posto Barracuda LTDA
Av. Afonso Pena, 188 - Boqueirão

Automotive Services Box 5 Ltda

Visconde de Itaboraí Square, 25 - Estuary

Auto Posto America Ltd
Av. Afonso Pena, 151 - Boqueirão

Auto Post Formula 11 Ltda

Av. Visconde de São Leopoldo, 350 - Valongo

Auto Posto Maria Martha Ltd.

Av. Ana Costa, 41 Vila - Matias

PortMar Ltda Ltda

Av. Governador Mário Covas, 738 Estuary

Auto Posto Rimafer Ltd.

Brás Cubas, 181 Vila Nova

Auto Posto Canal 3 Ltd

Av. Washington Luiz, 120 Vila Matias

Auto Posto Senzala Ltd.

Av. Bernardino de Campos, 303 - Vila Belmiro

Auto Service Station Brasil 500 Ltda

Av. Afonso Pena, 240 - Boqueirão

Super Post Peralta de Santos Ltda

Av. Pedro Lessa, 1.192 - Ponta da Praia

Auto Posto Praiano Ltd.

Av. Senator Pinheiro Machado, 283 Marape