Closing Brazil’s Clean Energy Access Gap
Author: Sonia Gagua
Editors: Lorenzo Pagani & Chi Chu
Brazil has emerged as a global leader in renewable energy. However, structural barriers—including economic inequality, regional disparities, and unequal access to energy infrastructure—continue to prevent low-income households, Indigenous communities, and Quilombola populations from fully benefiting from the energy transition.
This policy brief examines disparities in access to renewable energy in Brazil and proposes recommendations to promote a more equitable energy transition.