SAO PAULO/RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) -A fire at an energy substation owned by Brazilian firm Eletrobras led to a power outage across several parts of Brazil in the early hours Tuesday, officials said, with a total shutdown of around 10,000 megawatts (MW) of load and more than 1 million consumers affected.
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