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Almost 40% of Brazil’s drinking water is wasted – study

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - This amount would be enough to supply over 63 million Brazilians in one year. The data are from an unprecedented study by the Trata Brasil Institute.

Brazil wastes 39.2% of all the drinking water collected. This means that water does not reach its final destination: Brazilians' homes. This wasted amount would be enough to supply over 63 million Brazilians in one year.

The data are from an unprecedented study by the Trata Brasil Institute, based on public data from the 2019 National Sanitation Information System (SNIS).

Since 2015, there has been a deterioration in Brazil . . .

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