Souto criticizes delays in Fiol and Porto Sul construction projects.

Bahia 247 - The DEM candidate for governor of Bahia, Paulo Souto, criticized the delays in the construction of the West-East Integration Railway and the South Port on Saturday night, the 13th, during an event in his hometown of Caetité. 

"The delay in the construction of the West-East Integration Railway (FIOL) and the South Port, which has yet to leave the drawing board, are causing losses to Bahia. We will work to ensure that these important projects finally become a reality," said Souto.

Accompanied by his running mate Joaci Góes and Senate candidate Geddel Vieira Lima, Paulo Souto said he will spare no effort to convince the federal government of the importance and necessity of completing the railway and port projects.

"It's not just Caetité and the surrounding region that are harmed by the PT government's inability to fight for Bahia's interests in Brasília. It's the whole of Bahia," he observed. According to Paulo Souto, without the Fiol railway and the Porto Sul port, the production of 20 million tons of iron ore per year from the Caetité mines will have no destination, and R$ 5 billion will not enter the state's economy, not to mention the impact on other economic sectors.

"It was because of the inefficiency of the PT government, in these last eight years, that Bahia was economically overtaken by Santa Catarina and even the Federal District. Bahia's GDP, which was the sixth largest in Brazil, fell to eighth in the ranking, and is even threatened by Goiás, Pernambuco and Ceará. A disgrace!", pointed out the opposition candidate for governor.