World

Lula signs decree for free energy market for small consumers

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has signed decrees regulating the free energy market for low-voltage consumers starting in 2027.

13 August 2026Tagblick Newsdesk

AI-generatedWritten by an AI system, editorially responsible — how we work

Archive photo: Lula signs decree for free energy market for small consumers — Archive photoPhoto: Governo do Estado de São Paulo · Flickr · BY

On Wednesday, the 12th, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) signed four decrees regulating measures in the energy and energy transition sectors. One of the decrees highlights the opening of the free electricity market for low-voltage consumers, with a voltage of less than 2.3 kV.

According to information from g1, the regulation allows small consumers, including small businesses, rural properties, smaller industries, hospitals, and schools, to choose their electricity supplier starting in November 2027.

The decrees aim to facilitate access to electricity and promote competition in the sector, although details on implementation and impacts on tariffs have yet to be disclosed.

This item was written by an AI system on the basis of the headlines and short teasers of the independently operating newsrooms named below. We disclose this under Art. 50(4), second subparagraph, of Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 (AI Act). Before publication we check origin and verifiability — anything that appears in only one place is not published — as well as language, substance and legally sensitive content. No separate substantive review of each individual item by a natural person takes place; we therefore do not rely on the exemption in Art. 50(4), second subparagraph, of the AI Act. Editorial responsibility for this publication rests with the person named in the imprint (§ 18 Abs. 2 MStV). Please report errors to [email protected] — we will correct or remove the item. Full reports are available from the sources listed.