Post by account_disabled on Jan 25, 2024 6:14:14 GMT 2
Federal judge José Carlos do Vale Madeira, from the 5th Civil Court of Maranhão, temporarily suspended a public hearing by the National Electric Energy Agency (Aneel) that would discuss a 21% increase in the service tariff in the state. He understood that Aneel, by not disclosing the location and time of the event, violated consumer rights and disrespected the constitutional guarantee of advertising. The “secret” meeting was scheduled for this Wednesday (14/6), in São Luís. The decision is this Tuesday (13/6) and was based on an analysis of a popular action proposed by lawyers Pedro Leonel and Thiago Brhanner . They initially argue that the Maranhão consumer would be punished with the adjustment, which was scheduled to take effect from August this year, without even being able to debate the issue.
The adjustment was requested by Companhia Buy Phone Number List Energética do Maranhão, but Aneel has to organize the hearing beforehand to allow society to participate. “The stance of the agency, whose fundamental role is to monitor and defend public and collective interests, is surprising, and in this case it punishes the consumer unjustifiably.” That's why they asked for the hearing to be suspended. The judge agreed with the plaintiffs. He analyzed in the decision that the holding of the public hearing must be preceded by wide publicity, with the explanation of the day, time and place of it, and that this was not the behavior adopted by Aneel. “In cases like this, the rights of citizens and consumers cannot be undermined by strategies that mask the publicity of the public hearing, thus removing the debate on topics relevant to society”, he stated.
She collects debts that are owned or owed to herself. With his first stroke of the pen, Minister Gorsuch saved the activities of the most hated companies in the country: those that buy debts for pittance to terrorize the lives of defaulting debtors (not traditional collection companies). Not without regret, however. The law should affect all collection companies that use tactics that harm consumers, without distinction. But the only one who can fix this is Congress. The role of the Judiciary is to apply the law, not amend it. This is the job of the people's representatives, wrote the newest member of the Supreme Court.
For example, in a 30-year financing, for every percentage point that the financing interest rate increases, the property installment increases by 8%. As the interest rate in recent years has risen by around 4p.p., the income that the buyer would have to prove would be 32% higher than the income required at the time of purchase and, therefore, the bank would have their credit refused.
The adjustment was requested by Companhia Buy Phone Number List Energética do Maranhão, but Aneel has to organize the hearing beforehand to allow society to participate. “The stance of the agency, whose fundamental role is to monitor and defend public and collective interests, is surprising, and in this case it punishes the consumer unjustifiably.” That's why they asked for the hearing to be suspended. The judge agreed with the plaintiffs. He analyzed in the decision that the holding of the public hearing must be preceded by wide publicity, with the explanation of the day, time and place of it, and that this was not the behavior adopted by Aneel. “In cases like this, the rights of citizens and consumers cannot be undermined by strategies that mask the publicity of the public hearing, thus removing the debate on topics relevant to society”, he stated.
She collects debts that are owned or owed to herself. With his first stroke of the pen, Minister Gorsuch saved the activities of the most hated companies in the country: those that buy debts for pittance to terrorize the lives of defaulting debtors (not traditional collection companies). Not without regret, however. The law should affect all collection companies that use tactics that harm consumers, without distinction. But the only one who can fix this is Congress. The role of the Judiciary is to apply the law, not amend it. This is the job of the people's representatives, wrote the newest member of the Supreme Court.
For example, in a 30-year financing, for every percentage point that the financing interest rate increases, the property installment increases by 8%. As the interest rate in recent years has risen by around 4p.p., the income that the buyer would have to prove would be 32% higher than the income required at the time of purchase and, therefore, the bank would have their credit refused.