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Numbers
The IAS continuously monitors changes in Brazil’s basic sanitation services. Understanding the extent of the issue, the complexity of its management, and the scale of the services provided is key for Brazil to advance towards universal access to basic sanitation.
20
milhões de meninas e meninos que convivem com esgoto a céu aberto no Brasil, em 2022. São quatro em cada 10 crianças e adolescentes, ou 37%.
3,2
milhões de crianças e adolescentes que não contam com banheiro em casa.
320
mil crianças e adolescentes estudam em quase 5 mil escolas que não têm banheiro.
Publication
Water and Sanitation in 2021
Overview and prospects after the approval of the new Sanitation Legal Framework
November 2021
Overview and prospects after the passing of the new Sanitation Legal Framework 14,026/2020, analyzing what happened to Brazil’s basic sanitation policy a little more than one year after the approval of this legal framework, in July 2020.
Initiatives
Our initiatives aim to empower stakeholders to carry out actions and interventions to drive the sanitation agenda forward.