Lula Sign a Provisional Measure to Expand Free in the Light Account and Change the Rules of the Electricity Sector – Young Pan

In an editorial published this Saturday, 21th, the newspaper The State of S. Paulo criticises the new proposal by the Government of Lula for the electricity sector, presented by means of a provisional measure (MP). The proposal extends the number of low consumers free of charge of light or right to discount, reaching about half the population. The cost estimated at R$4.45 billion will be spent on the average class and electronic industry. Minist…

The measure will benefit low-income households, retirees, persons with disabilities and indigenous people.

According to the MP signed yesterday, families with a minimum salary per person will stop paying for energy

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) announced the signing of a provisional measure aimed at expanding freedom in the light account and reforming the standards of the electricity sector. In order for the MP to remain in force, it must be approved by the National Congress within a period of 120 days. With the new measure, a social energy rate will be implemented, in addition to a social discount. Families with a minimum wage of up to half a m…