Decree No. 9.357 amending Decree No. 7.520 on the National Programme for Globalisation of Access and Use of Electric Energy for All “Luz para Todos”. Country/Territory Brazil Document type Regulation Date 2018 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Energy Keyword Energy conservation/energy production Environmental standards Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Subsidy/incentive Standards Protection of environment Geographical area Amazonia, Americas, Latin America and the Caribbean, North Atlantic, South America, South Atlantic Entry into force notes This Decree enters into force on the day of its publication. Abstract This Decree amends Decree No 7.520 on the National Programme for Globalisation of Access and Use of Electric Energy for All “Luz para Todos”. Amendments deal with administrative and legal proceedings. In particular, it specifies that beneficiaries of the Programme are families living in rural areas who do not yet have access to the public electricity service, with priority for: low-income families enrolled in the Federal Government's Single Registry of Social Programmes; families benefiting from government programmes that aim at social and economic development; rural settlements, indigenous communities, 'quilombolas' and other communities located in extractive reserves or directly impacted by generation or transmission projects of electric energy, whose responsibility is not the concessionaire's own responsibility; and schools, health posts and community water wells. The Ministry of Mines and Energy shall define the goals and deadlines of the "LUZ PARA TODOS" Programme, for each State or in a concession or permit area, and shall consider: the assistance to prioritized beneficiaries; the reduction of the tariff impact resulting from the realization of the Globalization Plan; etc. Full text Portuguese Website www.planalto.gov.br References - Legislation Amends Decree No. 7.520 creating the National Programme of Electric Energy Globalisation for All “Luz para Todos”. Legislation | Brazil | 2011 (2018) Keyword: Energy conservation/energy production, Environmental standards, Policy/planning, Standards, Protection of environment Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repeals Decree No. 7.656 amending Decree No 7.520 on the National Programme for Electric Energy Globalisation for All “Luz para Todos”. Legislation | Brazil | 2011 Keyword: Energy conservation/energy production, Policy/planning, Contract/agreement Source: FAO, FAOLEX