“It's completely understandable that while staff in the ministry and in the energy planning authority, EPE, are being restructured, some decisions taken by the previous administration undergo some adaptations,” says Rodrigo Sauaia, CEO of the Brazilian Solar Power Association (Absolar).

“[But if they cancel the tender] it would cause great harm to country's credibility and affects players that have invested a lot in the registration of 9GW of projects,” he adds.

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