RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The International Energy Agency in June released last year’s tariffs and Brazil ranked second with the highest energy prices behind only Germany, a country that has a smaller hydrographic basin, less sun and wind.
According to D’Araújo, the excessive tariffs also represent a kind of blackout as the population loses access to electricity because they can’t afford it. He further said that blaming the lack of rainfall to justify ANEEL’s (Brazilian Electricity Regulatory Agency) red flags would mean ignoring the poor management of the system and of energy supply.
“One must reject the comfortable attribution of blame to Saint Peter. Evidently, new costs have arisen to relieve the poorly programmed supply and raise the price of energy, an indication that the mercantile system is not conforming to the outlined plan,” he said.