Equatorial completes purchase of 30% of Copasa for R$ 5.6 billion in uncontested offering

Law 25.664/2025, which authorized the privatization, requires the acquirer to meet water and sewage universalization targets and maintain social tariffs, as confirmed by the Minas Gerais Legislative Assembly.

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Governor Mateus Simões stated that municipalities will have six months to sign new contracts with the privatized Copasa and that regulation, tariffs, and investment obligations will not be immediately changed.

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Former governor Romeu Zema (Novo), who spearheaded the bill to sell Copasa, celebrated the privatization at a Veja magazine event in São Paulo, regretting not having managed to privatize Cemig during his tenure.

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