Even as 5G technology is about to launch in major cities, placing Brazil among a select group of countries with advanced technology installed, 35 million people still lack access to quality drinking water and 100 million do not even have sewage collected from their homes. Furthermore, a volume of sewage equivalent to 5,300 Olympic swimming pools is discharged into nature every day without any treatment in the country.
The figures are part of the 14th edition of the Sanitation Ranking, released this week by Instituto Trata Brasil. The study, which analyzed the situation of 100 municipalities across all regions using federal government data, indicates that Brazil has made slight improvements in sanitation in recent years, but still has a long way to go to achieve universal service coverage.
