Infrastructure Minister Says Government Aims to Raise R$ 80 Billion in Investments with New Railway Projects

Written by Roberta Souza

Published on 24/09/2021 at 12:03

Ferroeste em Guarapuava – Guarapuava/ Foto: Jaelson Lucas/ANPr

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The Government Announced That It Had Received Twice the Expected Number of Requests for the Construction and Operation of Railways by the Private Initiative

Yesterday, Thursday (09/23), the Minister of Infrastructure, Tarcísio Freitas, stated that the Federal Government announced it had received twice the expected number of requests for the construction and operation of railways by the private initiative. Tarcísio said that seven requests were expected and that 14 were received, with the initial project intending to raise R$ 30 billion in investments. So far, R$ 80 billion has been raised. Also read this news: Mining Company Vale Informs That Construction of Railway May Cost R$ 8.7 Billion

Program to Boost Railway Construction

The Pro Trilhos Program was established by Provisional Measure No. 1,065/21 aimed at increasing the attractiveness of the private sector to invest in railways, whether through new projects or using existing railways.

During the ceremony, requests for railway authorization for the construction of 11 railway segments were signed. Together, the requests total 3,300 kilometers of new tracks and R$ 53.5 billion in investments. The new railways cross cities in nine states across four Brazilian regions: Espírito Santo, Maranhão, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Paraná, Pernambuco, Piauí, and São Paulo.

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With the formalization of the requests, the authorizations will begin to be evaluated by the Ministry of Infrastructure, which is responsible for issuing the approvals, provided that the projects meet all the requirements set by the Federal Government. The Minister of Infrastructure, Tarcísio Gomes de Freitas, stated that the measures taken by the Federal Government in the sector are promoting the largest railway revolution in recent years. “We are celebrating our logistical independence. We are celebrating the recovery of the railway module,” he said.

When we launched #SetembroFerroviário and the new framework for authorized railways, we imagined accommodating 7 requests with R$ 30 billion in investments. In 20 days, there have already been 14 requests for new private railways. R$ 80 billion in works. That is more than 10 times what we have in public budget pic.twitter.com/G3s7elitrw

— Tarcísio Gomes de Freitas (@tarcisiogdf) September 22, 2021

The Projects That the Government Received

The government received the 14th request for railway construction without the need for an auction, called railway authorization. This is the railway “Estrada de Ferro JK,” which will be 1,108 km long and will connect Brasília and Barra de São Francisco (ES). The interested company is Petrocty, and the expected investment is R$ 13.5 billion. In addition to this investment, the company also committed to inject R$ 700 million into six UTACs (Units of Transfer and Storage of Cargo) along the tracks.

All projects of railways to be constructed by authorization so far:

Água Boa (MT) – Lucas do Rio Verde (MT): 557 km in length;
Uberlândia (MG) – Chaveslândia (MG): 235 km of railway length;
Estreito (MA) – Balsas (MA): 245 km in length;
Shortline between Perequê (SP) – TIPLAN/Porto de Santos (SP): 8 km of railway length;
Maracaju (MS) – Dourados (MS): 76 km in length;
Guarapuava (PR) – Paranaguá (PR): 405 km of railway length;
Cascavel (PR) – Foz do Iguaçu (PR): 166 km in length;
Cascavel (PR) to Chapecó (SC): 286 km of railway length;
Açailândia (MA) – Alcântara (MA): 520 km in length;
São Mateus (ES) – Ipatinga (MG): 420 km of railway length;
Suape (PE) – Curral Novo (PI): 717 km in length;
Intermodal Terminal in Santo André: 7 km of railway length;
Presidente Kennedy (ES) – Conceição do Mato Dentro/Sete Lagoas (MG): 610 km in length;
Estrada de Ferro Juscelino Kubitschek (EFJK) – from Barra de São Francisco (ES) to Brasília (DF): 1,108 km of railway length.

Infrastructure Minister Says Government Aims to Raise R$ 80 Billion in Investments with New Railway Projects

The Government Announced That It Had Received Twice the Expected Number of Requests for the Construction and Operation of Railways by the Private Initiative

Program to Boost Railway Construction

The Projects That the Government Received

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