Rio de Janeiro opens water supply project in Queimados
The project will benefit 90,000 residents of the Brazilian state.
The project will benefit 90,000 residents of the Brazilian state.
The government, which has earned praise from global environment initiative EITI, is moving to protect more of its natural wetlands.
Some US$65mn was invested in beach resorts in the southern Brazilian state.
Most of the investment will come from the federal government.
Local authorities expect to restore full service by Friday. Eyewitnesses said the perpetrators were "heavily armed."
The troubled company failed to arrange fresh cash to pay overdue bonds.
The government of the Brazilian state will invest nearly US$2mn to install artesian wells in remote areas.
Public investment rose to its highest since 2014 as President Martín Vizcarra accelerates spending on infrastructure projects.
In addition to the Odebrecht corruption scandal, the country now also deals with allegations of graft at the heart of the finance ministry.
The funds will finance construction of a new wastewater treatment plant and the installation of 4,000 residential connections, among other works.