Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras (PBR)
Filed: 22 Apr 20, 12:00am
Exhibit 15.1
KPMG Auditores Independentes
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The Board of Directors
Petróleo Brasileiro S.A.
We consent as of March 20, 2020, to the use and incorporation by reference in the registration statements (File Nos.333-229096-01 and333-229096) on FormF-3 of Petróleo Brasileiro S.A.—Petrobras and Petrobras Global Finance B.V., respectively, of our reports dated March 20, 2020, with respect to the consolidated statement of financial position of Petróleo Brasileiro S.A.—Petrobras as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, and the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, changes in shareholders’ equity and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2019, and the related notes (collectively the “consolidated financial statements”), and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2019, which reports appear in the December 31, 2019 annual report on Form20-F/A of Petróleo Brasileiro S.A.—Petrobras. Our report on the consolidated financial statements refers to a change in the method of accounting for lease arrangements as of January 1, 2019 due to the adoption of IFRS 16 “Leases”.
/s/ KPMG Auditores Independentes
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
April 21, 2020
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