Light Works Overnight After North Zone Rio Outage, Says Most Service Restored

Overview

• The power cut began around 9 p.m. Monday and hit at least eight neighborhoods, including Méier, Cachambi, Todos os Santos, Maria da Graça, Del Castilho, Engenho de Dentro, Jacarezinho and Benfica.
• Light says electricity has been restored for most affected customers in parts of Cachambi, Méier and Engenho de Dentro, with crews still working to normalize remaining areas.
• The utility reports it is investigating the cause in the North Zone, while it attributes outages in the Southwest’s Cidade de Deus to system overload from issues such as clandestine connections.
• Residents turned to social media through the night to describe discomfort in the heat and to raise concerns over potential food spoilage and compensation.
• Mayor Eduardo Paes directed city teams to monitor the situation and Procon Carioca demanded swift action, while Light maintained 24-hour support via WhatsApp at +55 21 99981-6059.