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08/01/2012
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Front which advocates returning values improperly received by electric utilities judgment action follows the same theme in Porto Alegre.
On Wednesday (1/8), representatives of the Front for the Defense of Consumers Energy - formed by the Foundation Procon-SP, an agency of the Department of Justice and Consumer Citizenship, the Brazilian Institute for Consumer Defense (Idec), National Federation of Engineers (FNE), and the Brazilian Association of Consumer Protection (Protest) - will be in the Federal Court of Porto Alegre (RS), in the judgment of the public civil action in the Federal Public Ministry, for the return of amounts charged to more consumer, from 2002 to 2009, the electric bill.
Although restricted to the state, the result of the action may pave the way for all consumers to recover the amounts paid to more dealerships around the country during this period, an amount which, according to the Court of Audit (TCU), comes to R$ 7 billion.
The reason was an error in the calculation methodology, which generated losses and gains to consumers illegal and improper to electric utilities.
In the lawsuit, besides asking the court to declare illegal the position of the National Electric Energy Agency (Aneel) MPF asks that the agency recalculate the tariff adjustment of the Rio Grande Energia (RGE).
Front for the Defense of Consumers of Electricity
The page on the social network, http://www.facebook.com/frenteconsumidoresenergia was created as a tool of mobilization of the Front for the Defense of Consumers of Electricity, formed by entities that are closely following the request for refund to the consumer in the form of compensation in monthly bills, the amount wrongfully charged by electric utilities in electricity bills by mistake in the escalation formula in the period 2002 to 2009.
While acknowledging the error that caused the injury to consumers around the country and fix the escalation formula in the accounts as of November 2009, Aneel is contrary to the compensation values. The group has already sent letters to the Ministry of Mines and Energy and the Civil persisting in the election. The measure applies to consumers throughout the country
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Consumers who have questions or want to make a complaint, you can search Procon your town or a channel service of the Foundation:
Guidelines: 151 (only for capital)
In person: Monday to Friday from 7am to 19h. Saturdays, 7am to 13h, into the ranks of Poupatempo, subject to scheduling on-site.
Sé - Praça do Carmo, S / N, Centre. Phone: 0800-772-3633.
Santo Amaro - Rua Amador Bueno , 176/258 - São Paulo - SP (near Largo Thirteen May). Phone: 0800-772-3633.
Itaquera - Contour Avenue, S / N, Itaquera (next to the subway). Phone: 0800-772-3633.
In the ranks of Citizenship Integration Centers (CIC) North, East, West, St. Louis, Immigrants and Blue Village, Monday to Thursday from 9am to 15h.
By fax: (11) 3824-0717.
By letters: PO Box 3050, CEP 01031-970, São Paulo-SP.
In the Greater Sao Paulo and the interior, consumers can look for the municipal agency.
Source: Procon SP
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