According to the Ministry of Infrastructure, concessions at the port terminal in the states of Amapá, Ceará and Bahia can generate new jobs

Last Friday, August 13, the Ministry of Infrastructure carried out an auction on the São Paulo Stock Exchange (B3) for the concession of three terminals. The port terminals in Santana (Amapá), Fortaleza (Ceará) and Salvador (Bahia) will attract private investment of R$ 106 million for improvements and modernization in the coming years. The expectation is that these concessions will generate more than 1.700 jobs in the three states. See also: Port and navigation sector should receive from the Ministry of Infrastructure, BRL 3 billion in grants in 2021

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The signing of concession contracts made by the Ministry of Infrastructure

The Minister of Infrastructure, Tarcísio de Freitas pointed out that with the auctions held last Friday, they reached 74 auctions held in two and a half years. According to Tarcísio, they are approaching R$ 80 billion in contracted investment. “Investment in infrastructure will help us in the lack of productivity. It is good to know that these investments will bring income to many households”, adds the minister. The forecast of the Ministry of Infrastructure is that the contracts will be signed in the fourth quarter of this year.

This strategy of the Ministry of Infrastructure aims to attract companies to participate in the improvement of Brazilian infrastructure, including ports, railways, airports and highways. The hope is that by offering concessions in which companies pay the government a fee to operate facilities and commit to large investments to improve infrastructure, Brazil will bolster its lagging economy.

About the port terminals that were auctioned

In the concession of space for moving general, project or container cargo at the Port of Salvador, the winner of the auction was the company Intermarítima Portos e Logística SA, which offered R$ 32 million for the grant. The company will invest approximately R$ 17,7 million during the concession period for the port terminal, which is 10 years.

In Santana, the area auctioned by the Ministry of Infrastructure, intended for the movement of solid vegetable bulk, especially soy bran, had a unique proposal and was granted to the company Caramuru Alimentos SA, which will pay R$ 5,85 million in grant. The investment in improvements will be R$ 41,3 million during the 25 years of the concession at the port terminal.

In the Mucuripe area, at the port terminal, wheat landings account for 70,4% of solid bulk operations, imported mainly from the United States, Argentina and Uruguay. The terminal auctioned by the Ministry of Infrastructure had a unique proposal from the company Tergran Terminais de Grãos de Fortaleza, which offered BRL 1 million in grant for the 25-year concession contract. The investment contribution will be around R$ 47,6 million.

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In an interview given to the newspaper Estadão, the Minister of Infrastructure, Tarcísio de Freitas points out that his priority is that the Ferrogrão railroad be a model of sustainability and one that is also an example in environmental licensing. Tarcísio also says that he would not bet on a railroad that has no interested parties and is not viable.

The Minister of Infrastructure points out that there are companies interested, the railroad project is absolutely viable and will be an example in environmental licensing, because that is what it should be. In the interview, Tarcísio also said that indigenous peoples will be heard, as well as all interested parties. This railroad will be a model of sustainability, that is my priority, said Freitas.

According to the minister, the government already has “what is most difficult in any undertaking, which is the interested investor”. According to him, the environmental viability will be “confirmed naturally”. Tarcísio points out that they are talking about a railroad that will have a green seal, a modal without emissions, which will be built next to a highway in an area that has already been deforested. That means fewer road accidents and zero gas emissions. The infrastructure minister has already said on other occasions that it is necessary to dispel the “wrong narrative” about the environment in Brazil. According to Tarcísio, the government works to “demonstrate that it is possible to reconcile sustainability and provision of infrastructure.