Launched at the STAECNON/RJ headquarters, a campaign is in defense of public water in the State of Rio de Janeiro.
Last Saturday (April 6th), STAECNON/RJ hosted the launch of the campaign "CEDAE Renationalize Now, Privatization NO!", an initiative of Deputy Glauber Braga, in partnership with the Union of Sanitation Workers of Campos and Region. The event was attended by the president of the Interstate Federation of Urban Workers of the Southeast – FRUSE and Executive Director of CUT Brazil, Esteliano Gomes Neto, the president of Sintsama/RJ, Humberto Lemos, and the director of Sindagua/RJ, Daniel Santos.
Leaders unite in defense of water.
With significant representation, the meeting brought together municipal leaders from various municipalities in the North and Northwest of the State of Rio de Janeiro, such as Councilor Sabrina Soares from Porciúncula, Councilor Rodrigo Santana from São Fidélis, Councilor Cabo Alonsimar from Campos dos Goytacazes, as well as representatives from various professional associations and organized civil society, including Deacon Francelino and Professor Adriano, two great advocates for water in Itaperuna who are joining forces with the group of directors, teachers, and students from IFF.
ITAPERUNA STANDS OUT FOR ITS RESISTANCE
Among the municipalities that faced the infamous privatization process, the city of Itaperuna stands out for its resistance, becoming a reference as a successful initiative in the fight against the handover of water services. Together with the union, important sectors mobilized and managed to show society the disadvantages of having such an essential and necessary service managed by the private sector.
With the goal of finding ways to maintain public sanitation in the municipalities served by Cedae and to re-nationalize services in privatized cities, the meeting opened as the starting point for a series of actions that will unfold within the first half of the year.
Hearings at the Legislative Assembly of Rio de Janeiro and in Brasília
Among the outcomes achieved during the meeting, the creation of a working group to discuss privatizations stands out, as well as the coordination of two public hearings for mobilization, one at the ALERJ (Legislative Assembly of the State of Rio de Janeiro) and the other in Brasília. It was also agreed that meetings would be held in all regions of the state, the next one being in the municipality of Bom Jesus do Itabapoana, initiatives that will culminate in a large statewide demonstration for renationalization.
