{
  "id": 9301630,
  "title": "Sao Paulo Nearly Ran Dry in January. Next Wednesday Decides Its Water Limit for October.",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/sao-paulo-nearly-ran-dry-in-january-next-wednesday-decides-its-water",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-23T07:56:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Rio Times",
    "slug": "the-rio-times",
    "url": "https://www.riotimesonline.com/sao-paulo-cantareira-water-limit-october-2026/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The largest city in the Americas draws much of its water from one reservoir network, and a rule written after the 2015 crisis fixes how much it may take each month. On 22 September the Cantareira system stood at 40.6 percent - six tenths of a point above the line. The reading that settles October is taken on Wednesday. The post Sao Paulo Nearly Ran Dry in January. Next Wednesday Decides Its Water…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}