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He pointed out that the development of the railway modal will modernize logistics, increase competitiveness and the sustainability of the social environment, in addition to bringing more safety to the highways.
The statement was made yesterday at a press conference in Brasilia on the work plan for the first 100 days in office. Among them, the railway sector is one of the main concerns, mainly due to the railway projects Ferrograin and East-West Integration (Fiol) – whose section has already been tendered – and the Midwest Integration project (Fico), with the objective of promoting the flow of Brazilian agribusiness production to national ports.
“We are going to invest in the great corridors of Services, in the duplication of highways and railway integrations to increase the competitiveness of our economy. We are reorganizing the planning cycle for the next four years”, commented the minister, who foresees BRL 1,7 billion for the works planned for the first four months of 2023.
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On Ferrograin, Renan Filho highlighted that he will work to unlock the project and said that he will look for the Minister of the Environment, Marina Silva, to hear her opinion on the project. Planned to have 933 km of track connecting Sinop (MT) and Mirituba (PA), the railway work was paralyzed by order of the Federal Supreme Court (STF).
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The effort is structured to be the main distribution center for grains in Mato Grosso, a function that is currently performed by the BR-163, but which has faced setbacks for decades, in part because of the possible environmental impacts of this project. With the project's image already worn out, the minister said he did not like the name Ferrogrão. “It looks like something that goes against the environment.”
Waterways
In the reorganization of the federal government, which eliminated the Ministry of Infrastructure and created two Ministries of Transport, Ports and Airports, Renan argued that the waterway sector should be included in his portfolio. In a series of changes promoted in recent weeks, the clip is in a folder managed by Márcio França. He discussed the portfolio's responsibilities with the Minister of the Interior, Rui Costa, and with the executive secretary, Miriam Belchior, who agreed with his position on waterways, but stressed that the decision rests with the federal government.
Contribution to other infrastructures
Last week, the Ministry of Transport received recommendations for priority actions through public consultation. There were more than 6.000 contributions, most of which focused on improving the competitiveness of infrastructure and logistics for moving goods and people.
According to the minister, the idea is to expand investments to strengthen international competitiveness and protect the country's environmental conditions. “Our objective is to stop the involution of the industry in the last four years. We are willing to improve our procedures to attract more private investment.”
