Brazilian elections and energy
Comparing what happens in the developed countries with Brazil, an important difference emerges.
When there is a "tight" voting in developed countries, the natural tendency is the search for a non-partisan conduct focused on the greater interests of the population. A compromise is reached that respects the strategies of the parties and thus the whole society wins.
Here in Brazil, as in the upcoming runoff elections (October 30) for president of the republic, what you have is a bloc that in fact has the power and who defines the course, regardless of the parties. The motto is well known: command who can, obey who has sense.
And so the list of "tortoises"Âą is made possible to meet the interests and conveniences of the real owners of power.
Âą "Tortoises" is a well-known designation in the Brazilian electricity sector, which entails much higher costs than if technical/economic meritocracy criteria were respected, associated with sweetheart deals.