Latest paving works by the Ministry of Infrastructure of the Federal Government had an immediate effect on the reduction of cargo freight and ports will have to adapt to large volumes of cargo at their terminals

The Minister of Infrastructure of the Federal Government, Tarcísio Gomes de Freitas in an interview with Youtube channel Vira News, on 19/02/2020, says he already knew about the challenges to be faced in his management. After all, there were 3 quarters in a row of a drop in the Brazilian GDP and unprecedented fiscal compression, a fact that took away the government's investment capacity.

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But Tarcísio ends up praising President Jair Bolsonaro for his courage in providing autonomy not only to him, but to all ministers to compose and manage their teams with technical criteria, with specialists in all areas. After much in the recent history of the country, it is now possible to establish a plan for the next 4 years (until the end of 2023).

He adds that all this planning is being strictly followed by the Federal Government. In his words, for 2020 everything is moving forward in leaps and bounds, maintaining this goal also for 2021 and 2022.

Armed forces

“We are using the capacity of the Armed Forces, the competence, the collection and experience for many important works”, says Tarcísio.

BR-163 (One of the busiest in Brazil and with many infrastructure problems, logistically speaking) was completed after about 20 years of inconvenience. Outflow of products, grains and other inputs was a major problem, especially during the rainy season, which caused quagmires and constant dangers as they were also located in a mountain region.

The army and the government carried out planning and follow-up work, with technicians who know the Amazon region well.

Paving was completed up to the Port of Miritituba, which is the main destination for cargo, resulting in an immediate reduction in freight prices. A 40-tonne truck, for example, which used to charge BRL 8.400 for freight on average, is now charging around BRL 6.500 (-26%). The number of trips also increased, from 3 trips a month to 6 or 7 a month. Ports are having to adapt to meet this sudden large demand for cargo.

Watch full interview below: