ENI – Churches in Brazil have backed a provision in the newly-passed Bolivian constitution describing water as a “fundamental human right” that may not be controlled by private companies and they say other nations should follow suit.
“We call on all countries in the world to also incorporate in their legislation the right to water as a universal right and a public good,” said the National Conference of (Roman Catholic) Bishops of Brazil and the National Council of Christian Churches of Brazil.
The church groupings made their call in a joint statement published during the World Social Forum, a global gathering against exploitative globalization that took place in the northeastern Brazilian city of Belem and that ended on February 1.
