Theguardian iconTheguardianSep 19, 2026

Brazil’s wind farms have been a huge success. So why isn’t everybody reaping the benefits?

De Souza cannot plant crops in the affected area and the tractor cannot be driven through it in bad weather, as the driver risks an electric shock.

Brazil’s wind farms have been a huge success. So why isn’t everybody reaping the benefits?

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De Souza cannot plant crops in the affected area and the tractor cannot be driven through it in bad weather, as the driver risks an electric shock.

While the country's ambition is to be the 'Saudi Arabia of green energy', communities in the north-east are bearing the cost in diminished health and livelihoods Beneath the power lines cutting across...

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De Souza cannot plant crops in the affected area and the tractor cannot be driven through it in bad weather, as the driver risks an electric shock.

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