Access to Water and Sanitation Services in Brazilian Vulnerable Areas: The Role of Regulation and Recent Institutional Reform

Access to water and sanitation services (WSSs) in low- or middle-income countries is constrained by the poverty vulnerability conditions of population. In this context, it urgent establish public policies for WSSs that will increase economic access these so they be more comprehensive comprise entire population, ensuring a balance between social financial objectives. This paper contributes better understanding provision vulnerable areas difficulty achieving universal using Brazil as case study. The role regulation impact recent institutional reform took place last year country discussed. different experiences analyzed provide interesting lessons contribute improvement Brazilian status quo that, at same time, can good practices applied other countries. One main conclusions research related contributions should universalization WSSs, mainly when ruled contract. Furthermore, we observed authorities have resigned their scope must effective and, particularly, proactive achieved.