Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras S.A.-ELETROBRAS shares are currently trading down about 0.6% on the day.

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Take Brazilian government owned oil company Petrobras and energy holding company Eletrobras , for example.

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Responsibility for construction of Angra II and, later, III was transferred to Eletrobras subsidiary Furnas.

FORBES: Brazil's Senate OKs Tax Breaks for Nuclear Power

Eletronuclear is a subsidiary of Eletrobras.

FORBES: Brazil's Senate OKs Tax Breaks for Nuclear Power

The new ruling, passed June 3, gives Brazilian government owned power company Eletrobras (EBR), along with national and international equipment partners, the ability to buy capital goods, building materials, infrastructure materials and nuclear industry specific technologies for use in energy generation without having to pay the IPI, or industrial production tax, nor tariffs on imported goods.

FORBES: Brazil's Senate OKs Tax Breaks for Nuclear Power