Increase in the electric bill can cause dismissal of 5000 employees in Rondônia, Fecomercio says

The rate increase in the electric bill, made in Brazil since January, could harm the economic growth level of Rondônia and causing the resignation of 5000 workers, according to the Federation's estimate of trade in goods, services and tourism of the State of Rondônia (Fecomércio-RO). In a statement, the Swiss said it is watching with concern the 24.75% adjustment for residences and 27.12% for the consumer that uses high voltage. Since the beginning of the rate increase, the Federation says it has received complaints from merchants who claim a charge higher than the 27% electric rate. "The main issue that causes the major issue, consider Fecomércio are the impacts on the economic life of the State," says the principal. According to the Swiss, the high energy costs for micro and small enterprises can cause unemployment to more than 5000 people. These layoffs can prevent "improvement in the level of economic activity that was expected by trade". The Trade Federation also reiterates that the readjustment on energy "can create an expectation bad for business". According to Energisa, which bought Ceron in 2018, the fare collection is in compliance with the decision of the Federal Court of the first region (TRF1) "only in this Bill is accounted for the consumption for the period in which the injunction was in force". In all, the State's 641,000 consumer units of energy. Protests on Friday (15), consumers made a protest in front of the headquarters of Eletrobras Rondônia (Ceron) in Porto Velho, on Avenida Sete de Setembro. Traffic was closed and protesters called for the overthrow of the reset on energy. A protest against Ceron/Energisa was also done in Nova Mamoré. In February, a family told G1 that energy bill rose 31%. That's because the Kwh before reset was quoted at R $0.64 and passed to R $0.84. However, to take into account these values is 31.25% increase, opposed to 24.75% promised. As was defined the readjusting? Second disclosed the increase Energisa is result of spent on power generation and with the payment of debts accumulated with the purchase of energy in the last two years. After announcing the rate increase at the end of the year, State and Federal Justice in Rondônia barred the Energisa billing the consumer, but the company was able to obtain an injunction in favour of the first Federal Court (TRF-1) and, since mid-January, the rate increase began to come on account State consumer. Low voltage customers (residential and commercial), the fix is of 24.75%. Already, 27.12%. The increase of the tariff was authorized by the national electricity Agency (Aneel).