The Brazil dam safety report names 213 dams as critical, and fewer than six percent of regulated dams were inspected in 2025 as inspector numbers fell.
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Key Facts
—The headline. The national water agency classifies 213 dams as critical, spread across nineteen states and the Federal District.
—The inspection rate. Fewer than six percent of dams covered by the safety law received a regular inspection during 2025.
—The reversal. For the first time since the 2019 Brumadinho collapse, the number of dam inspectors fell. There are 333, of whom 161 work on dams full time.
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