Tijucas do Sul power outage prompts protest on BR-376
A protest over electricity outages partially blocked BR-376 at kilometre 657 in Tijucas do Sul, Paraná, on 10 November. In a statement reported by Band Paraná, the utility Copel said it was working to reconnect 75 consumer units in the municipality in the early evening. The reports reviewed do not confirm that those connections were restored.
Status of this incident
Power outage confirmed
Last known status: confirmed by the source · Copel reported work to reconnect 75 consumer units in Tijucas do Sul. Restoration has not been confirmed.
Source moment: Nov 10, 2026, 10:38 PM UTC (07:38 PM local time)
In 20 seconds
Local outlets reported a partial road blockage at kilometre 657 of BR-376.
Bem Paraná reported that residents from the Matulão area took part and described problems storing food and getting daily tasks done.
The 75 consumer units were the subject of Copel’s reconnection work; there is no confirmed switch-on time.
What residents reported
Bem Paraná and Portal Nova Santa Rosa reported the partial blockage in Tijucas do Sul. Residents told local media that interruptions went back to 3 November. Their accounts describe the disruption they experienced. The reports do not establish when electricity first went out at each address or whether every affected connection stayed off throughout that period.
What the sources tell us, and what they do not
- Reported location
- Tijucas do Sul, Paraná; protest on BR-376 at kilometre 657.
- Reconnection work reported by Copel
- 75 consumer units, according to the statement relayed by Band Paraná.
- Restoration
- Unconfirmed in the checked reports.
What Copel said about reconnections
Copel attributed the disruption to storms the previous week in the statement relayed by Band Paraná. The 75 figure refers to consumer units the utility said it was working to reconnect. It does not give a total for residents affected by the outages or show which protest participants were still without power.
A separate statewide Copel bulletin issued on 9 November covers the 7 November storm. It does not identify the Tijucas do Sul circuits discussed in the later local reporting. The two reports cannot be combined to determine the local outage total or how long supply was interrupted. The early evening was the window described for Copel’s work; no completed restoration was verified.
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