As a result of the operation and based on the preliminarily analyzed documentation, ASAE concluded that the accused proceeded to sell “alcohol gel”, at different prices, without any justification, since the sale, during the month of March, fluctuated between €25 and €150.
The economic operator did not follow any criteria in the definition of the final price to the customer and the sales values increased, in a general way, as the days passed, according to the generalized demand.
Between late February and March, prices had absolute variations, between the purchase price and the sale price between 48 percent and 490 percent.
In the face of strong evidence of the practice of speculation, ASAE will communicate, under legal terms, the results of this operation to the Public Ministry.