Keywords:
Electric energy, accessibility, power theft, right to energy, Social development
Abstract
Electric energy has become essential in society's daily life and, in order to better meet everyone's needs, it is essential to address relevant problems such as the accessibility of electricity and theft of energy from the Brazilian electricity system. In this article, electric energy was studied in a holistic way as a good that can be traded and as a fundamental right for the population to live with dignity. The importance of energy for a country's development in relation to its economy and social issues. The reasons that lead to the lack of accessibility and theft of electricity in society are discussed. As the authors suggest measures to mitigate the theft of electricity and future more specific studies for each of the factors that lead the population to resort to clandestine electrical connections.
