IBGE points to sanitation failures in Minas Gerais.
One in five homes in the state still lacks an efficient sewage system; in contrast, Uberlândia, the champion of the national sanitation ranking among the one hundred largest cities, has 97% coverage.
247 - One in five homes in the state of Minas Gerais still lacks an efficient sewage system, according to the 2010 IBGE Census. In contrast, Uberlândia (Triângulo Mineiro region), the champion of the national sanitation ranking among the one hundred largest cities, for example, has 97% coverage.
A report by Hoje em Dia located families affected by the problem. Adriana Pereira dos Santos, a resident of the Rosaneves neighborhood in Ribeirão das Neves (Greater Belo Horizonte), says that her children, aged 7, 8, and 12, have frequent diarrhea. One of them has developed spots on his body. "The doctor said it could be because of the sewage that runs in front of my house," she says.Read more).