Latinnews Daily - 13 February 2018

In brief: Brazil

* Roraima state governor Suely Campos called on President Michel Temer to improve local electricity provisions during his recent visit to the state capital, Boa Vista. Currently, Roraima is the only state that is not connected with Brazil’s national electricity grid (SIN). Since 2001, most of Roraima’s electricity has come from a hydroelectric dam in Venezuela. But this power source is fast becoming unsustainable as demand for energy increases. This led to a series of power shortages last month.