Navigating rights and responsibilities: Water and sanitation access for informal vendors in Brazil

Fernanda Deister Moreira, Leo Heller and Sonaly Rezende

Utilities Policy, 2025, vol. 97, issue C

Abstract: This article explores the critical intersection of rights and responsibilities concerning access to water and sanitation for informal street vendors in a Brazilian city. The objective of this study was to identify and discuss the challenges rooted in policy gaps, institutional fragmentation, and sociopolitical exclusion related to the provision of water and sanitation in public spaces. The research was conducted with qualitative interviews and content analysis with vendors and public managers. The study reveals a lack of legal clarity, coordination, and accountability in public service provision, neglecting the rights of people working in public spaces. While some initiatives exist, they are isolated and unsustainable. Some suggestions are made to subsidize equitable urban policy.

Keywords: Accountability; Human rights; Public toilets (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jup.2025.102051

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