Inequalities in access to sanitary sewage services

a focus on Jacareí in São Paulo

Abstract

This paper aims to provide updated analyzes on inequality in the provision of sewage services in
Brazil, focusing on the municipality of Jacareí-SP. It proposes techniques and strategies to possibly overcome the problem, highlighting the notable disparity in access to these services across the country. This disproportion becomes more relevant when considering that almost 100 million
Brazilian citizens face deprivation of access to such improvements. There is also a clear distinction between municipalities, with Jacareí standing out for some positive indices. However, despite the efforts of municipal management to emphasize such results, part of the population  remains excluded from access to so-called basic sanitation. The research adopted a dialectical approach and a methodology based on the strategy of indirect documentation, searching for sewage collection and treatment rates through
statistical sources from government agencies linked to sanitation in the city, in addition to a bibliographical review of works and research related to the topic, as well as the presentation of some solution proposals. The results obtained revealed the complexity associated with the universalization of sanitation services, highlighting its role in maintaining inequality and social exclusion. In this context, the research also sought to identify strategies to overcome these challenges and promote the effective universalization of these sewage services in the city.