The article analyzes the Peruípe, Itanhém and Jucuruçu River Basins Committee (PIJRBC), located in the extreme south of Bahia, Brazil. The focus of the investigation is to understand the reasons why the said Committee, after seven years of its creation, in December 2012, does not develop environmental management actions that guarantee the preservation of these rivers, in particular the Itanhém river focus of th...