SOCIAL DISTRUST AND UNBENDING TRENDS ON ENERGY POLICIES: A BRAZILIAN VIEWPOINT

Resumo

It is safe to say that Civil Society became aware of the importance of energy in the last three decades with the help of the media. Reading on energy policies shows a complex woven of interests that put a distance between informed or controlled society. Changes in the global scene must be appraised as unavoidable influences on national policies. The last decades made clear for all the strategic meaning of energy. To open discussion on the essentials of the problem became a necessary step to reach a meaningful energy policy.