Rafael Fonteles states that the precariousness of service in the state is a “historical wound”; According to IBGE, only 18% of the population has sewage
The Governor of Piauí, (PT), said that the low access to in your state is a “Historical Chaga” that shamely.
According to the demographic census of (Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics) of 2022, only 18% of the homes of Piauí sewage collection. The data were released on February 23, 2024.
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Piauí is considered the 4th Brazilian state with the worst access to basic sanitation. According to data from 2022, there are 872,950 households without sewage system. The northeastern state is below the regional and national average.
“This 18% indicator really ashamed us”, stated Fonteles. “It is so much a priority that we have been able to make an auction for granting the private sewage and sewage service initiative ”.
The governor refers to the state capital. In 2017, the concessionaire took over the management of public sewage collection and treatment services. The operation was negotiated for R $ 1,731,583.00. The contract lasts until 2048. According to the company, the paten of coverage of 19% in Teresina advanced to 60% since the operation.
Fonteles states that the same growth rate should reverberate inside Piauí. In October last year, the the bidding in the state. It will provide water and sewage services in 224 municipalities for 35 years. The investment in the first 10 years of operation is R $ 8.6 billion.
“We hope to leave this level from 18% to 90%, which is what determines the new ”, declared Fonteles.
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This report was written by the journalism trainees Hadass Leventhal and Pedro Linguitte under the supervision of Editora Amanda Garcia.
