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      "We are facing water and financial hardship."

      The Secretary of Water Resources for the State of São Paulo, Benedito Braga, stated that the water crisis is still "worrying" and said he expects a "dry quarter," despite the Cantareira System's water level rising from February to March. "We haven't reached the reservoir's bottom level yet. We have to be concerned," said the official, in a meeting with the mayor of the Alto Tietê region, in Mogi das Cruzes, in the metropolitan region of São Paulo. "We are in a state of water and financial hardship," he added.

      The Secretary of Water Resources for the State of São Paulo, Benedito Braga, stated that the water crisis is still "worrying" and said he expects a "dry quarter," despite the Cantareira System's water level rising from February to March; "We haven't reached the reservoir's ground level yet. We have to be concerned," said the official, in a meeting with the mayor of the Alto Tietê region, in Mogi das Cruzes, in the metropolitan region of São Paulo; "We are in a state of water and financial hardship," he added (Photo: Leonardo Lucena).

      SP 247 – The Secretary of Water Resources of the State of São Paulo, Benedito Braga, stated this Monday (2) that the water crisis is still “worrying” and said he expects a “dry quarter”, despite the Cantareira System level rising from February to March. According to a report by the State Basic Sanitation Company of São Paulo (Sabesp), also released this Monday, the system level reached 11,7% (see here).

      "We haven't even reached the ground level of the reservoir yet. We need to be concerned," said the official, in a meeting with the mayor of the Alto Tietê region, in Mogi das Cruzes, in the São Paulo Metropolitan Area. "We are facing water and financial hardship," he added.

      The secretary predicts "little" rain in March, "very little" in April, and "almost none" in the following months. "The predictability of the climate system is worse than that of the economy," he added. (According to an article from...) journalist Pedro VenceslauBraga also stated that "Sabesp's economic situation is not very simple."

      Municipal managers complain that the burden of solving the problems stemming from the water crisis falls on them. "Municipalities don't have direct control over the water crisis, but the consequences fall on our cities. It's the mayor who faces the problem," said Marco Aurélio Bertaiolli.