Earlier this Thursday, Minister of Mines and Energy, Alexandre Silveira, said that a proposal for restructuring of the electricity sector should arrive at Congress in the first semester
There is no study in progress at the Ministry of Finance or at the Civil House about the Social Electricity Tariff Program, the Finance Minister Fernando Haddad said on Thursday in a press interview.
Earlier this Thursday, Minister of Mines and Energy, Alexandre Silveira, said that one in the first half, including an expansion of the Social Tariff program to reach more than 60 million beneficiaries.
According to Silveira, there will be free energy for families that consume up to 80 kWh per month, which. In addition, the families registered in the Cadastro Único (Cadúnico) and who have income of up to one minimum wage, but currently not contemplated, will be exempt from the collection of the Energy Development Account (CDE).
“Enough of the law of Robin Hood Averse, who takes off the poor to give rich,” said the minister, during the Brazilian Forum of Energy Leaders 2025 in Rio de Janeiro. “We will open the real market for everyone,” he added, defending greater competition in power supply.
