Six months after its publication, Provisional Presidential Decree - MP 752/2016 was officially converted into Law No. 13,448/2017, thereby incorporating the amendments approved by the National Congress, with some presidential vetoes.
In May, the government issued Decree No. 9,048/2017, which amended Decree No. 8,033/2013, thereby introducing substantial changes to the system applicable to public and private port terminals. The objective is to increase private investment and give greater flexibility to port operations.
Just over two years after the water crisis in Southeast Brazil, its effects still have repercussions on the concession instruments or programs in effect within the public sanitation services.
