Lula Threatens to Pull Brazil Out of Mercosur-EU Trade Pact Unless Deal Signed This Month
Cyclone-Triggered Blackout Cancels 369 Flights in São Paulo, Disrupting Year-End Business Travel
Petrobras Strike Spreads to All Campos Basin Platforms, Raising Crew-Change and Permit Challenges
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Government Urges Regulator to End Enel’s São Paulo Concession After Repeated Power Failures
After a cyclone-induced blackout, Brazil’s energy minister asked regulator Aneel to weigh cancelling Enel’s distribution licence in São Paulo. Persistent power failures are now seen as a business-continuity and mobility risk, affecting airports, consular-system access and remote-work infrastructure.
Cyclone-Triggered Blackout Grounds Nearly 400 Flights in São Paulo, Derailing Year-End Business Travel
A week after an extratropical cyclone hit south-eastern Brazil, Congonhas and Guarulhos airports have cancelled almost 400 flights and continue to experience rolling delays. Power cuts, flooded roads and crew mis-positioning are paralysing corporate travel at a critical year-end period, prompting airlines to issue flexible re-booking policies and forcing companies to activate contingency plans. The prolonged disruption underlines the vulnerability of Brazil’s main business hub to extreme weather and infrastructure fragility.