The president of Brazil, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, He signed an order to create a new energy social rate that will reach 60 million people from low sectors. 16 million of them will be totally exempt from paying the monthly amount.
The Ministry of Mines and Energy explained that the free of the electricity service will be for households that consume up to 80 kilowatts. It also includes people with disabilities, indigenous families and those who receive the floor of social assistance.
It still remains for Congress to be able to measure within the next six months to remain in force.
The Minister of Mines and Energy of Brazil, Alexandre Silveira, celebrated the measure taken by the president and stressed: “Today is a very important day for the economic and social development of the countrythe day when President Lula, with such dedication, signed this proposal, in whose construction he actively participated, to seek a reduction in the cost of energy that benefits all Brazilians. “
In turn, he pointed out that the decision pursues the objective of achieving tariff justice, freedom for the consumer and balance for the sector.
In that sense, the Brazilian official said: “We want to achieve tariff equity and open the market, benefiting the middle class, ending the monopoly of a single source for the supply of energy to the regulated market. The measure allows everyone to choose the source from which they want to buy energywhich generates competition between the different sources of generation. “
Brazil defended energy cooperation in the Southern Cone
On the other hand, Silveira referred to the imports made by his Natural Gas de Vaca Muerta country and defended the strengthening of energy cooperation between the southern cone countries.
The minister asked for more strategic integration with Argentina during the “Challenges and solutions for regional gas integration”, an event that brought together the authorities of the Energy Sector of Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and representatives of the Latin American Energy Organization (OLADE) in Buenos Aires.
According to the minister, Regional energy integration is strategic to expand the offer and reduce the cost of gas in Brazil, benefiting sectors such as industry, agribusiness and transport.
Source: Ambito
