Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item:
https://www.arca.fiocruz.br/handle/icict/58306
Type
ArticleCopyright
Restricted access
Embargo date
2035-12-31
Collections
Metadata
Show full item record
RESPONSIVENESS OF WATER-SECTOR REGULATION IN BRAZIL TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC: A VIEW THROUGH THE HUMAN RIGHTS LENS.
Affilliation
Department of Sanitary and Environmental Engineering. Federal University of Minas Gerais. Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
René Rachou Institute. Oswaldo Cruz Foundation. Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
René Rachou Institute. Oswaldo Cruz Foundation. Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
Abstract
This paper provides an overview of the regulatory responses to Covid-19 from the regulatory authorities of Brazilian states. This paper aims to provide new insights into the operationalization of the human rights to water and sanitation in the Brazilian regulatory authorities' actions during a health emergency. We find that communities located in unserved areas were not mentioned in the regulatory responses, nor were people in vulnerable situations. Equity and non-discrimination principles were correlated more with economic measures. This study has also identified the absence of responses related to access to sanitation facilities, with normative contents related to the issue not appearing in the content analysis.
Share