Today, Brazil and Paraguay reached a significant agreement to adjust the electricity tariffs at the Itaipu Dam for the ensuing three years. This pact concluded in Asunción, safeguards Brazilian consumers from tariff increases while redefining energy cost dynamics between the two nations. Under President Lula da Silva, Brazil secured a deal to stabilize electricity rates […]
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