The federal government is studying a new cycle of concessions.
President Dilma Rousseff said this Thursday, the 12th, that the government is studying the implementation of a "new concession project" for highways, waterways, and airports to the private sector in the country; according to the head of the federal Executive branch, the new business model has not yet been defined, but she added that negotiations are advanced for the modeling of air terminals; "We are now studying several alternatives. Some already have a higher level of definition, but are still under discussion. Porto Alegre, Salvador, Florianópolis [are the airports under study, but there are] others, it's not just these," she said.
Isabela Vieira - Reporter for Agência Brasil
The President of the Republic, Dilma Rousseff, said today (12) that the government is studying the implementation of a "new concessions project" for highways, waterways and airports to private initiative in the country. Dilma said that the new business model has not yet been defined, but added that negotiations are advanced for the modeling of air terminals.
Dilma participated this morning in the inauguration of works at the port terminal in Rio de Janeiro, in partnership with the private sector. The investment, to expand capacity at Cais do Caju, is R$ 1,8 billion.
"We are now studying several alternatives. Some are already more defined, but are still under discussion. Porto Alegre, Salvador, Florianópolis [are the airports under study, but there are] others, it's not just these," said Dilma regarding the airport modeling.
According to the president, there is an expectation that the participation of the Brazilian Airport Infrastructure Company (Infraero) will be smaller in the new concessions than in the six previous ones made by the government in Minas Gerais, Brasília, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Campinas, and the São Gonçalo do Amarante terminal in Natal.
The president also highlighted the need to implement more waterways to reduce export costs. "Brazil needs to use all its so-called waterways, especially above the 16th parallel [where the country's new agricultural frontiers are located], anything improved in waterways results in gains for grain and mineral exporters."