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Porque a privatização da Sabesp era necessária
53 classified statements · 1 politicians · December 11, 2025 · 10 min
Statements by Tarcisio. 53 excerpts classified by topic and stance. Topics: Sanitation, Flood Management & Urban Infrastructure, Environmental Policy, Fiscal Policy and Infrastructure.
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Classified statements
Excerpts classified by topic and stance. This is not the full transcript of the video.
Tarcisio
0:16
About: universalize access to sanitation
Because of the feeling that we wouldn't be able, first, to meet the targets for universalizing sanitation.
Why it was classified this way · 70% confidence Justifies the action saying universalization targets would not be met without change.
Tarcisio
0:23
About: privatize Sabesp
Another thing, if we didn't do this, we would lose Sabesp.
Why it was classified this way · 80% confidence States the risk of 'perder a Sabesp' if they did not act — in defense of the action taken.
Tarcisio
0:30
About: require bidding for municipal sanitation operators at the end of program contracts
Each municipality had a program contract with Sabesp.
Why it was classified this way · 80% confidence Describes municipalities' obligations at the end of the contract-program.
Tarcisio
0:32
About: require bidding for municipal sanitation operators at the end of program contracts
At the end of each contract, that municipality was required to put a new sanitation operator out to tender or to establish its own municipal utility.
Why it was classified this way · 80% confidence Explains alternatives: hire a new operator or establish an autonomous agency.
Tarcisio
0:43
About: require bidding for municipal sanitation operators at the end of program contracts
It would no longer be able to extend those contracts.
Why it was classified this way · 80% confidence States that municipalities could not extend contracts — normative description.
Tarcisio
0:49
About: require bidding for municipal sanitation operators at the end of program contracts
The tender could be won by Sabesp or it might not be.
Why it was classified this way · 75% confidence Explains that the tender can have a winner different from Sabesp — neutral information.
Tarcisio
0:53
About: maintain and promote shared sanitation infrastructure
A sanitation system is more efficient the more shared infrastructure we have.
Why it was classified this way · 85% confidence Advocates greater efficiency through shared infrastructure (clear argument).
Tarcisio
1:13
About: maintain a cross-subsidy model for sanitation tariffs
So we needed to structure a model that would guarantee, among other things, cross-subsidized investment.
Why it was classified this way · 88% confidence Says a model is needed that guarantees 'investimento cruzado' — proposes an explicit solution.
Tarcisio
1:20
About: maintain a cross-subsidy model for sanitation tariffs
Of the 371 municipalities served by Sabesp, 11 municipalities run a surplus and generate revenue.
Why it was classified this way · 78% confidence Reports data on surplus municipalities without proposing new action.
Tarcisio
1:29
About: maintain a cross-subsidy model for sanitation tariffs
And we can keep the tariff at a low level because of this cross-subsidy.
Why it was classified this way · 78% confidence Explains that low tariffs are maintained by cross-subsidy — explanatory account.
Tarcisio
1:34
About: maintain and preserve the market architecture of sanitation with cross-subsidy
So maintaining this architecture, maintaining the market, was important.
Why it was classified this way · 90% confidence Clearly declares that maintaining the architecture and the market 'era importante' (support).
Tarcisio
1:38
About: carry out capitalization for state sanitation companies
And the way to do that was through a capitalization operation.
Why it was classified this way · 90% confidence States that the way to do it was 'operação de capitalização' — defense of the measure.
Tarcisio
1:44
About: expand sanitation coverage to informal and rural areas
Sabesp did not reach people in consolidated informal settlements.
Why it was classified this way · 80% confidence Reports that Sabesp did not reach informal settlements — description of the problem.
Tarcisio
1:57
About: expand sanitation coverage to informal and rural areas
Now, all those people are in the contract, they are covered by the contract.
Why it was classified this way · 80% confidence Says those people 'estão no contrato' — report of inclusion.
Tarcisio
2:03
About: universalize access to sanitation
And so, to make this possible, I used to say, we'll do it in a year and a half.
Why it was classified this way · 70% confidence Proposes to achieve universalization 'em um ano e meio' — explicit commitment.
Tarcisio
2:10
About: ensure voluntary municipal adherence to sanitation contracts through persuasion
The municipalities' participation is voluntary; you'll have to convince all the mayors.
Why it was classified this way · 70% confidence Explains that municipal participation is voluntary and requires persuasion.
Tarcisio
2:14
About: ensure voluntary municipal adherence to sanitation contracts through persuasion
We held meetings with all the mayors on two occasions.
Why it was classified this way · 75% confidence Reports having held meetings with mayors to persuade municipal adherence.
Tarcisio
2:57
About: universalize access to sanitation
You will not regret the vote you cast.
Why it was classified this way · 88% confidence Assures parliamentarians that 'não vão se arrepender' of their vote — defense of the project.
Tarcisio
3:01
About: universalize access to sanitation
The legacy we will build is the legacy of the universalization of sanitation.
Why it was classified this way · 90% confidence Defines legacy as 'universalização do saneamento' — clear commitment.
Tarcisio
3:05
About: reduce pollution and organic load in urban rivers
Because it may seem impossible to clean up the Tietê and the Pinheiros.
Why it was classified this way · 80% confidence States that cleaning the Tietê and Pinheiros is possible and will be done (affirmative proposition).
Tarcisio
3:21
About: increase municipal basic sanitation coverage
The municipalities of Alto Tietê were only treating 50% of the sewage.
Why it was classified this way · 78% confidence Provides data on the percentage of sewage treated — statistical report.
Tarcisio
3:37
About: increase municipal basic sanitation coverage
But it did not collect in the informal areas, in the consolidated informal profits, in the favelas, in the irregular occupations.
Why it was classified this way · 78% confidence States previous omission in informal areas — description of a historical problem.
Tarcisio
3:44
About: increase municipal basic sanitation coverage
In the bucha, we should treat just over 60% of the sewage.
Why it was classified this way · 75% confidence Cites the treatment percentage in 'bucha' as data — report.
Tarcisio
3:55
About: increase investments in sanitation infrastructure until 2029
Sabesp's contract is a 260 billion reais contract.
Why it was classified this way · 88% confidence Declares a commitment to invest '70 bilhões até 2029' — explicit proposal.
Tarcisio
4:01
About: increase investments in sanitation infrastructure until 2029
We will invest 70 billion reais by 2029.
Why it was classified this way · 85% confidence Reaffirms the value and the investment horizon — a clearly stated planned action.
Tarcisio
4:07
About: evaluate the results of Sabesp privatization/capitalization
And people might ask, but it's already been a year since this privatization was done — is it working?
Why it was classified this way · 70% confidence Poses a rhetorical question about performance one year after the measure — seeks to evaluate results.
Tarcisio
4:17
About: expand access to drinking water through household connections
Sabesp, in one year, made 410,000 potable water connections.
Why it was classified this way · 80% confidence Reports 410 thousand connections made in the period — informational datum.
Tarcisio
4:30
About: increase municipal basic sanitation coverage
In one year, Sabess made 529,000 sewage connections.
Why it was classified this way · 80% confidence Reports 529 thousand sewage connections carried out — statistical datum.
Tarcisio
4:41
About: increase municipal basic sanitation coverage
And that sewage was not treated; now it is. That means treating 5 billion more liters of sewage per month.
Why it was classified this way · 80% confidence Quantifies increase in treatment in liters per month — report of a result.
Tarcisio
5:00
About: increase municipal basic sanitation coverage
But by the end of the year, we will be treating 10 billion liters of sewage per month.
Why it was classified this way · 78% confidence States a concrete plan: 'até o final do ano... tratar 10 bilhões' — declared target.
Tarcisio
5:07
About: increase municipal basic sanitation coverage
Guarulhos, which treated 20% of its sewage, will reach by the end of this year treating 45% of the sewage.
Why it was classified this way · 75% confidence Projects coverage increase from 20% to 45% — explicit municipal target.
Tarcisio
5:14
About: reduce pollution and organic load in urban rivers
In 2029, the organic load in the Tietê will drop by around 54%.
Why it was classified this way · 78% confidence Projects a drop in organic load in the Tietê by 2029 — expected policy outcome.
Tarcisio
5:23
About: universalize access to sanitation
in the direction of the universalization of sanitation in those municipalities.
Why it was classified this way · 85% confidence Declares continuous action 'vamos caminhar firme na direção da universalização' (support).
Tarcisio
5:42
About: ensure supply of water and energy to attract investments in the knowledge economy
I don't know if you know, but the state of São Paulo today is the state that concentrates the most investment in the knowledge economy.
Why it was classified this way · 70% confidence Reports that SP concentrates investment in the knowledge economy due to water/energy supply.
Tarcisio
5:57
About: prepare infrastructure for multiple competition over water use
Competition for multiple uses of water will increase significantly.
Why it was classified this way · 72% confidence Says that 'competição por uso múltiplo de água vai subir' and that they are preparing.
Tarcisio
6:07
About: implement water storage through reservoirs
How will we prevent water shortages in the Campinas metropolitan region?
Why it was classified this way · 90% confidence States construction of dams and works to prevent water shortages — concrete action.
Tarcisio
6:12
About: implement water storage through reservoirs
By building the Pedreiro dam and the Duas Pontes dam.
Why it was classified this way · 88% confidence Lists works ('barragem de pedreiro', 'duas pontes') as measures for resilience.
Tarcisio
6:15
About: implement water storage through reservoirs
Storing another 85 billion liters of water.
Why it was classified this way · 88% confidence Quantifies additional storage ('85 bilhões de litros') — an infrastructure action.
Tarcisio
6:39
About: integrate energy, climate resilience and sanitation plans
Today, our energy plan up to 2050 is aligned with our climate resilience plan, which is aligned... with our sanitation plan.
Why it was classified this way · 85% confidence Says the energy plan to 2050 'conversa' with the climate and sanitation plan.
Tarcisio
6:54
About: adopt asset-based tariff regulation for sanitation
One concern we had, and then the sophistication in Sabess's model — wow — the regulation is based on the asset base.
Why it was classified this way · 75% confidence Explains that regulation is asset-based and that investment makes the base grow.
Tarcisio
7:04
About: create a support fund for sanitation universalization financed by state dividends
We created a buffer, a fund to support universalization.
Why it was classified this way · 90% confidence Announces creation of a buffer/fund using 100% of the State's dividends.
Tarcisio
7:07
About: create a support fund for sanitation universalization financed by state dividends
So we put 100% of the State's dividend to guarantee a lower tariff, to hold the tariff down.
Why it was classified this way · 90% confidence Justifies using dividends to keep tariffs low — defense of the financial measure.
Tarcisio
7:24
About: ensure state dividends benefit citizens via tariff policy
It is the only company in Brazil, perhaps the only company in the world, that has some state capital, where the citizen participates in the result.
Why it was classified this way · 86% confidence States that the dividend is delivered to the citizen in the form of 'politicidade' — a public justification.
Tarcisio
7:37
About: implement a social tariff in sanitation services with multiple discount tiers
And we created three tiers of social tariffs.
Why it was classified this way · 90% confidence Says they created three tiers of social tariffs with specific discounts — asserted action.
Tarcisio
7:46
About: increase jobs and contract works through sanitation investments
And we've already generated 7,500 jobs; 542 projects have already been contracted.
Why it was classified this way · 80% confidence Reports job creation and works contracted as results of the measures.
Tarcisio
7:52
About: increase investments in sanitation infrastructure
So, the company that used to invest 3 billion, 4 billion per year invested 10.6 billion last year.
Why it was classified this way · 82% confidence Compares past and current investments, showing an increase to justify the policy.
Tarcisio
7:58
About: increase investments in sanitation infrastructure
We've already contracted 35 billion in works.
Why it was classified this way · 80% confidence States having contracted R$35 billion in works — a claim of concrete governmental action.
Tarcisio
8:03
About: universalize access to sanitation
Therefore, my dear parliamentarians who gave this vote of confidence, you will not regret it; you will see the transformation that this movement—that this project—will provide.
Why it was classified this way · 88% confidence Reiterates that parliamentarians will see the transformation and benefits of universalization.
Tarcisio
8:16
About: reduce waterborne diseases through universal sanitation
We're talking about real transformation, we're talking about changing people's lives, we're talking about reducing waterborne diseases, we're talking about providing access to water and sewage.
Why it was classified this way · 85% confidence Links universalization to the clear objective of reducing waterborne diseases.
Tarcisio
8:25
About: universalize access to sanitation
And people in the richest state in Brazil did not have access to water and sewage.
Why it was classified this way · 86% confidence Highlights the injustice of people in a wealthy state lacking access, calling for change.
Tarcisio
8:36
About: carry out capitalization for state sanitation companies
In July last year, we completed the largest follow-on offering in the history of sanitation in the world, which was the case of Sabesp.
Why it was classified this way · 88% confidence Claims they completed 'o maior follow-on' — an assertion of action and success.
Tarcisio
9:07
About: implement integration of public works (water, sewage and paving) and social tariffs
Now Sabesp is coming in, laying the water and sewage network and immediately paving the roads, you see?
Why it was classified this way · 85% confidence Reports that Sabesp already handles network and paving, and that the social tariff reduces resistance to intervention.
Tarcisio
9:14
About: implement a social tariff in sanitation services with multiple discount tiers
So, we are having streets paved, we have the social tariff, the social tariff also helps break resistance; we are reaching 2.2 million people with this discount from 50% to 78%.
Why it was classified this way · 90% confidence Quantifies reach ('2,2 milhões') of beneficiaries receiving discounts of 50–78%.
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