Politics
Glimmers of Hope Appear for Brazil’s Toxic Water
- Politicians weigh bill to privatize the under-served sector
- Firms like Brookfield and CCCC may invest $200 billion
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Just 20 miles from Latin America’s largest financial hub in Brazil’s wealthiest city, lies the country’s most polluted river.
The Tiete encircles part of Sao Paulo like a toxic moat, choking in waste from factories and domestic sewage. The water is gray. Fish don’t survive. The smell is unbearable.