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Porto Pontal In Paraná Acquired By Investment Fund Company Vinci Partners

Written by Roberta Souza
Published on 08/01/2022 at 12:07
Updated on 08/01/2022 at 14:38
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With the Transaction Involving the Pontal Port, in Paraná, the Project of About R$ 2.5 to R$ 3 Billion of Investments Will Be Implemented

It was announced this Thursday (6) by the company Vinci Partners, the purchase of the Pontal terminal, in Pontal do Paraná, located on the coast, which belonged to the company JCR Administração e Participações S.A, owned by businessman João Carlos Ribeiro. The negotiated value remained confidential.

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The company communicated that, with the transaction, it will implement the project of about R$ 2.5 to R$ 3 billion of investment for the complete proposal. Vinci Partners intends to transform the Port into one of the most modern container terminals in South America.

According to the group, the closure of the negotiation depends on the authorizations from the National Agency for Waterway Transport (ANTAQ) and the Administrative Council for Economic Defense (Cade).

This acquisition is the first investment made within the transportation and logistics method through the company’s infrastructure sector.

In the port segment, the strategy encompasses investments in terminals and port authorities, which are currently undergoing privatization processes.

José Guilherme Souza, a partner at Vinci Partners and head of the company’s infrastructure area, states: “With an annual capacity to move up to 3 million TEUs (20-foot containers), our goal is to make Porto Pontal the largest and most efficient container terminal in the country. We will develop the entire project that, once completed, will positively impact all economic activity in the Pontal do Paraná region, as well as generate sustainable benefits for the entire state.”

Proposed Highway Project

What has been discussed for years regarding Pontal Port is the project for a new highway parallel to PR-412, in Pontal do Paraná. In 2020, the governor of Paraná, Carlos Roberto Massa Júnior, better known as Ratinho Júnior, stated that the Infrastructure Corridor would be carried out regardless of the new private port.

The construction of the 20-kilometer highway is subject to legal disputes and environmental criticisms, as it would be inserted into the existing patch of the Atlantic Forest in Paraná and would cost around R$ 270.4 million.

In 2019, it was announced that the governor communicated a private investment of R$ 2 billion in the port, while access would be made by the State.

During this period, the Federal Police (PF) conducted an operation to investigate a presumed corruption scheme regarding the payment of environmental licenses by the Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (Ibama) for the establishment of the port.

According to the investigation results, there was alleged political intervention by Senator Fernando Collor de Melo along with Ibama to satisfy the interests of businessman João Carlos Ribeiro in establishing the port, the PF indicated.

For his part, the businessman denied the accusations, while Collor stated he had nothing to fear.

Roberta Souza

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