Light for All Program

The Light for All Program (“Luz para Todos”) provides access to electricity to low-income populations living in rural areas and remote regions of the Legal Amazon that still lack this service.

From January 2023 to September 2025, more than 162,9 thousand families benefited, totaling 651,9 thousand people. Considering this period, the state of Pará leads in number of connections, with 351,7 thousand people served, followed by Piauí (67,1 thousand), Amazonas (51,2 thousand), Bahia (48,8 thousand), Acre (39,1 thousand), Maranhão (26,6 thousand), and Rondônia (24,8 thousand).

Examples of remote cities reached include: Atalaia do Norte (Amazonas), Melgaço (Pará), Guajará-Mirim (Rondônia), Jordão, and Marechal Thaumaturgo (Acre).

It is one of the most far-reaching public policies for social inclusion due to the cross-cutting nature of its applications, with a direct impact on improving the quality of life of the most vulnerable communities in areas such as:

• Use of appliances like refrigerators for food preservation, computers with internet access and applications, and TVs for entertainment

• Greater comfort in homes with electric showers and fans

• Night operations in schools and better lighting for study environments for children and youth

• Use of medical equipment, vaccine and medicine refrigeration, and night lighting for emergency care

• Job and income generation through new commercial and service establishments, as well as small industries

• Inclusion of indigenous peoples, quilombola, and traditional communities

• Improved public safety with street and square lighting

• Integration into the National Interconnected System, reducing regional inequalities

• Environmental respect and preservation of the Amazon biome

• Decarbonization of the Legal Amazon through clean and renewable energy sources

Recognizing access to electricity as a basic right was the starting point for the Light for All Program, created by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in 2003 during his first term and relaunched in August 2023 in his third term. With this new phase, the program is moving at a faster pace toward universalization.

By the end of 2024, celebrating its 21st anniversary on November 11, the program had reached 3.7 million households, benefiting 17.6 million people. According to the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), electricity reached 99.8% of the Brazilian population thanks to this initiative.

Throughout its history, Light for All has become one of the largest programs in the world to fight energy poverty.

Brazil demonstrates that an essential energy transition to combat climate change must include the most vulnerable as a central pillar of its strategies—only then will it be truly fair and inclusive. Priority assistance is directed to low-income families registered in CadÚnico, as well as indigenous and quilombola communities, schools, health units, rural settlements, and communities directly impacted by electricity generation or transmission projects.

NUMBERS

JANUARY 2023 TO SEPTEMBER 2025

• 162.9 thousand families served

• 651.9 thousand people served

STATES WITH THE MOST PEOPLE SERVED 

• 1st – Pará: 351,7 thousand

• 2nd – Piauí: 67,7 thousand

• 3rd – Amazonas: 51,2 thousand

• 4th – Bahia: 48,8 thousand

• 5th – Acre: 39,1 thousand

• 6th – Maranhão: 26,6 thousand

• 7th – Rondônia: 24,8 thousand

DATES 

08/04/2023 – Decree No. 11,628