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Another International Bridge Will Be Built Between Brazil and Paraguay; Link Will Connect to the Bioceanic Corridor, Which Will Unite the Brazilian Ports of Paranaguá (PR) and Santos (SP) to Chilean Ports in the Pacific Ocean.
Bolsonaro visited last Friday (3), along with the president of Paraguay, the construction site of the Integration Bridge, which will connect the Paraná municipality to Presidente Franco on the Paraguayan side. Shortly before, the two presidents met at the Executive Center of Itaipu Binacional, planted two trees in the Visitors’ Grove, and took photos with the company’s employees. The Brazilian president also received a tribute from Amop, an association representing 55 municipalities in Western Paraná.
Watch the Video Below and Check Out Bolsonaro in Foz do Iguaçu Meeting with the President of Paraguay
At the Integration Bridge, Bolsonaro and Benítez praised the progress of the works, with an execution rate of over 84%, and highlighted Itaipu Binacional’s role in promoting the development of both countries. Only on the Brazilian side, the company is investing over R$ 2.6 billion in infrastructure works.
“We completed the extension of the [International] Airport of Foz do Iguaçu, we recently visited the works of the Boiadeira Road (in Umuarama) and now we are seeing this grandiosity of engineering, which will further integrate Brazil and Paraguay,” Bolsonaro stated. “Itaipu is a company that generates more than just energy; it generates progress and integration.”
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Mario Abdo Benítez recalled that the last major connection between the two countries (the Friendship International Bridge) was built 54 years ago and that the new investments, financed by Itaipu, represent the “integration of the future.”
“It is a great pride that these indissoluble bonds [of friendship] represented by this work provide the opportunity for us to advance to other infrastructure projects between Paraguay and Brazil,” he affirmed. “Today we are honoring the friendship of our peoples, cultural and physical integration, and the common values we defend: the values of our peoples and, specifically, of these two presidents,” he added.
The general directors of Itaipu, Anatalicio Risden Junior (Brazil) and Manuel Cáceres Cardozo (Paraguay), and the advisors and directors of the binational welcomed the two presidents, who were accompanied by ministers from both Brazilian and Paraguayan states, as well as the governor of Paraná, among other authorities.
Watch the Video Below and Check Out the Inspection of the Works of the New Bridge Between Brazil and Paraguay in Full
Integration Bridge Is in the Final Construction Phase
The Integration Bridge between Brazil and Paraguay is in the final construction phase over the Paraná River, with only one hundred meters remaining to close the central span. The expectation is that the structure will be completed in September. Approximately R$ 200 million has already been invested in the project, from a total of R$ 323 million – resources from the Brazilian side of Itaipu.
The link will be 760 meters long and have a clear span of 470 meters. It will have two lanes 3.6 meters wide, a shoulder of 3 meters, and a sidewalk of 1.70 meters on the sides. The infrastructure will allow heavy vehicles coming from Paraguay and Argentina to stop transiting through the center of Foz do Iguaçu. It will also help relieve the Friendship Bridge, currently the main link between Brazil and Paraguay.
Boiadeira Road
Before traveling to Foz do Iguaçu, Bolsonaro was in Umuarama (PR), in the Northwest of the State, to inspect the revitalization of the Boiadeira Road (BR-487) – which is also being supported by the Brazilian side of Itaipu, with an investment of R$ 232.8 million.
The Boiadeira Road will connect Paraná to Mato Grosso do Sul, where another international bridge will be built between Porto Murtinho (Brazil, MS) and Carmelo Peralta (Paraguay), with resources from the Paraguayan side of Itaipu. The bridge will connect to the so-called Bioceanic Corridor, a multimodal project that aims to link the Brazilian ports of Paranaguá (PR) and Santos (SP) to Chilean ports in the Pacific Ocean.
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