A UTILIZAÇÃO DE PARCERIAS PÚBLICO-PRIVADAS COMO FORMA DE MINIMIZAR A PROBLEMÁTICA DO ACESSO AO SANEAMENTO BÁSICO NO BRASIL

Abstract

Our country has several deficiencies, in the most varied sectors, among which are basic sanitation services, which, despite their importance - and their influence in several other areas - still present figures that do not match the economic potential of our country , and demonstrates that we still need to evolve a lot as a nation, as well as in terms of guaranteeing the exercise of basic rights for any citizen. Making the situation even more complex, we are going through a unique moment, given the crisis generated by the coronavirus pandemic, which had a direct and intense impact on our economy, aggravating the bad fiscal situation that Brazil had already been facing for some years, and forcing the State to become even more indebted, to bear the costs of facing the serious public, social and economic health crisis that we are experiencing. This fiscal weakness leads to less capacity of the Public Power to make the necessary investments so that the country continues to search for a more just and egalitarian society, delaying projects that drag on for several decades, as is the case of universal access to basic sanitation. , which in Brazil, seems far from materializing. In fact, an action taken by the Federal Government in 2004, and which has little developed in our territory - considering its potential - may emerge as a possible alternative in the face

of this contraction of public budgets and the need to make investments. Thus, public- private partnerships, instituted by law 11.079 / 04, could be used to boost the recovery

of the economy and ensure that several state projects are not paralyzed due to lack of money. It remains to be noted that such an institute, by itself, does not have the capacity to generate excellent results, therefore, it is necessary that it be well used, observing the legal precepts, being the subject of debates by the whole society, so that, in case be decided by its use, the public-private partnership is implemented in a balanced way, without vices, and fulfilling its most relevant function, which is to enable public services, of good quality and at a fair price, to be offered to all Brazilians.