Judge Lifts Injunction Allowing Aneel to Resume Enel São Paulo Concession Case

Overview

• Brazil’s federal court cleared Aneel to restart its case against Enel after Wednesday’s ruling by Judge Pollyanna Kelly Maciel Medeiros Martins Alves granted a request from federal prosecutors.
• The judge found no breach of due process in Aneel’s proceedings and said it is lawful to weigh recent severe-weather outages when judging the utility’s ability to serve customers.
• Aneel’s technical team has urged recommending caducity, a contract cancellation allowed under Brazilian law, citing slow power restoration, delayed emergency response, frequent long interruptions, and weak planning.
• The Aneel board plans to take up the vote on April 7, and Director Gentil Nogueira de Sá Junior set April 2 as the deadline for Enel to file its defense in the case.
• Scrutiny intensified after a December 2025 blackout left more than 4 million homes and businesses in Greater São Paulo without power, some for up to six days, and city and state leaders have pushed for tougher penalties.