This is Brazil by the Numbers, a weekly digest of the most interesting figures tucked inside the latest news about Brazil. A selection of numbers that help explain what is going on in Brazil. This week: Amapá state without power since Tuesday, rising inflation, PIX gets off the ground, five years since Brazil’s biggest environmental disaster.
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4 days without electricity … and counting
After an energy distribution plant was damaged by a fire, all but two municipalities in the northern state of Amapá have been without electricity since November 3. The power outage has also disrupted the water supply — leading citizens to descend upon supermarkets in their droves to buy bottled water. Internet access and telephone networks have been compromised, and the local government has declared a 30-day state of emergency.
The Mines and Energy Minister hopes to restore all energy in Amapá within 10 days. The...
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