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Up to 53 million Brasilians in 11 northeast states were left sweating and swatting mosquitos for up to 4 hours late Thursday night and early Friday...after an Amazon substation went kaput.
This is the second big blackout in 2 months...and again raises the question of Brasilia's aging and inadequate infrastructure...especially with the upcoming 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympics.
Businesses in Bahia state won't be able to start-up for days.
'This is unacceptable for modern industrial production,' said a business spokesman.
'It's a disaster and it's happening repeatedly.'
