Families will have to spend R$242 billion on works to eliminate sanitation deficit in Brazil

A study released this Tuesday (3) by the Trata Brasil Institute shows that the bottlenecks for the universalization of basic sanitation in Brazil go beyond the lack of investment by governments and companies in the sector.

In order for the country to eliminate the deficit in water and sewage services, families themselves will have to spend money on works, which includes installing sinks, toilets and pipes connecting to the network.

R$242.5 billion is needed to readjust all residential sanitation infrastructure in Brazil, an amount that will come mainly from poor or lower middle class families — who are the most affected by the lack of sanitation.

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