# Tag: water

- [Phoenix Challenges CADE Approval of Sabesp–Emae Deal, Rekindling Antitrust Concerns](https://brazilstockguide.com/insights/phoenix-challenges-cade-approval-of-sabesp-emae-deal-rekindling-antitrust-concerns/) (2025-12-19): Fund argues deal creates unprecedented vertical integration between natural monopolies and should not have been cleared without conditions.
- [Pernambuco Awards Sanitation Concessions With R$4.2bn Outorga to Pátria, Acciona-BRK](https://brazilstockguide.com/insights/pernambuco-sanitation-auction-patria-acciona-brk/) (2025-12-18): 35-year contracts combine tariff caps with record upfront payments and R$19bn in planned investment across 175 cities.
- [Sabesp to Raise Water and Sewage Tariffs by 6.5% as Equilibrium Rate Jumps 10.6%](https://brazilstockguide.com/insights/sabesp-to-raise-water-and-sewage-tariffs-by-6-5-as-equilibrium-rate-jumps-10-6/) (2025-12-02): Revised tariff cycle reflects a higher equilibrium rate and the state’s affordability mechanism amid growing pressure on reservoirs across Greater São Paulo.
- [Update: Sabesp Reservoir Levels Extend Decline, Hitting 32.1% in São Paulo](https://brazilstockguide.com/insights/sabesp-water-crisis-2025/) (2025-09-21): Storage in Greater São Paulo fell for a second day, marking the weakest level for the date since 2015’s drought crisis.
- [Sabesp Faces First Tariff Review Since Privatization as Water Reserves Plunge](https://brazilstockguide.com/insights/sabesp-faces-first-tariff-review-since-privatization-as-water-reserves-plunge/) (2025-09-15): Goldman Sachs sees tariff hikes of up to 17% that could be eased by public policy; São Paulo reservoirs fall to 33.5%.