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Equatorial Energia bought on Thursday (26th) the first of the six indebted energy distributors of the state-owned Eletrobras, which the Brazilian government has put on sale as part of its controversial privatization program.
(19659002) The holding company was the only one to bid on the auction held on the São Paulo Stock Exchange to take control of Cepisa, the company of
The auction was made on the base of a technical index, which includes tariff flexibility, with a nominal payment of 50 000 reais, a capital commitment of 720 million reais and a payment to
Five other distributors – Amazonas Energia, Boa Vista Energia, Ceal, Ceron and Eletroacre – in the north and north-east, considered financially "invisible" by their dv
"We have taken the decision to put an end to the real energy apartheid that is lived in our country", a said Minister of Mines and Energy Moreira Franco shortly before the auction, which guaranteed "equal quality energy for all and fair prices for all."
In early afternoon, Eletrob shares Ras on the São Paulo Stock Exchange fell more than 4%, while those of the acquiring company rose 3%. ] – "Part of the neoliberal adjustment" –
Cepisa, finally sold after weeks of judicial blockade, inscribed in the ambitious and controversial privatization program launched by the government of Michel Temer in 2016 , which includes dozens of public badets, Eletrobras, the largest energy generator in Latin America, which can generate 12 billion reais for the coffers of the Brazilian state.
But this delicate and generous operation, less than three months after the election In Johannesburg, Temer pointed out that during a meeting with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, the margin of the BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa), spoke about "the concessions and privatizations we face."
According to economist and independent consultant Felipe Queiroz, the auction of Cepisa is part of "l & rsquo; "Neoliberal adjustment hard" imposed by Temer and others interested in "dismantling the state."
"There is a financial capital that is doing everything possible to privatize the main Brazilian state-owned enterprises. We can not lose sight of that Eletrobras is one of the leading electric power companies in the world, "said Mrs. Queiroz AFP
on the second day of a 48-hour strike organized by the unions Eletrobras cont privatization. see a threat of mbadive resignations and a risk for the program Luz para Todos launched in the government of former President Luiz Incio Lula da Silva (2003-2010) to bring electricity to the most remote areas of the country
workers who receive 2,000 reais place others with a minimum wage [de menos de 1.000 reais]. A region with so much carnage will be less well balanced by the country's high unemployment rate, "said AFP Emanuel Mendes, director of the Eletrobras Employees Association.
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