RIO DE JANEIRO, July 19 (Reuters) - Brazilian state-run oil company Petrobras is likely to already base its second-quarter dividends on a new policy being prepared by a working group, Chief Financial Officer Sergio Caetano Leite said on Wednesday.
Leite told reporters that studies for the new policy should be completed by the end of this month, with the proposal then set to be voted on by the board of directors.
"Petrobras will have dividends in line of those of its peers," Leite said.
Markets are closely monitoring what the new policy will look like after the oil giant paid bumper dividends last year, leapfrogging the biggest international oil producers. (Reporting by Marta Nogueira; Editing by Steven Grattan)
