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TCU postpones trial of illegal charges on electric bills

08/09/2012

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The judgment on the compensation to consumers of R$ 7 billion in improperly charged bills due to an error in the calculation methodology of readjustments in the years 2002 to 2009, was postponed by the Court of Audit (TCU), for request made by the Minister of view Raimundo Carreiro. According to information from the Court of Audit, the trial already has a vote favorable to the consumer. A new date has not yet been disclosed.

The rapporteur's voting process, Valmir Campelo, was for the agency to return to consumers the amounts unduly paid over more than seven years.

For the Front of Consumer of Energy, formed by Procon-SP Foundation, Institute for Consumer Defense (Idec) and the National Federation of Engineers, TCU ensured compliance with the principle of the economic and financial procurement constitutional guarantee of that the state should promote consumer protection and found that the electric sector legislation as well as the concession agreements were violated by the National Agency of Electrical Energy (ANEEL).

Leaders of the entities Front will believe that the participation of civil society in the TCU demonstrates advancement of democracy and the organization of consumer protection agencies, which are increasingly active and prepared to represent their interests, promoting the balance between economic power and the consumer. That is, the vote cast shall, so far, the institutional mission of the TCU, which is: "control the public administration to contribute to its improvement for the benefit of society."


Source: Aneel

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