Water losses in the country reach more than 40%, according to the annual survey by Instituto Trata Brasil, released this Wednesday (1st).
The high percentage translates into an amount of water sufficient to supply about 66 million Brazilians in a period of one year. This is twice the number of people who do not have access to water in the country, the institute points out.
Water loss can be associated with a real loss in leaks during distribution, but also with technical errors in measurement and unauthorized use, as in clandestine connections.
When looking at the rates of water loss in the regions of the country, the North is the one with the greatest loss in distribution, above 51%, followed by the Northeast region, with 46%.
The Midwest is the region with the lowest loss, 34%. Southeast and South have, respectively, 38% and 36%.
Translated by Kiratiana Freelon