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The Brazilian transport infrastructure begins to experience a new moment from this Tuesday (25th), with the launch of the National Railway Concessions Policy.
After dozens of projects announced by the previous government that never got off the ground, this becomes an even more important milestone for the resumption of the railway sector in the country.
It is an unprecedented national policy, with alignment of projects with more modern structuring practices, economic and financial modeling as well, a policy aligned with the definition of contractual rules that we brought from the road environment to railways. This was a country decision and this will be transformative, guaranteed the Minister of Transport, Renan Filho.
The National Railway Grants Policy defines clear guidelines for planning, governance, sustainability and, mainly, a new funding model, which combines public and private resources.
The Ministry of Transports portfolio foresees 8 railway auctions that cover more than 9 thousand kilometers in length and should attract around R140 billion in investments, with a projection of R600 billion injected into the railway system.
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Railways are an economic phenomenon, they reduce marginal costs, make freight cheaper, integrate production chains. And we have made a lot of progress in these three years, with a sophisticated and solid strategy, attentive to the complexity of the sector, stated the National Secretary of Railway Transport, Leonardo Ribeiro.
Expanding the tracks will reduce logistical costs, increase the competitiveness of national production and reduce dependence on road transport.
Among the projects, the Southeast Railway Ring (EF-118), Ferrograo, the East-West Corridor, the Malha Oeste, and the Malha Sul corridors, among others, stand out.
This is an important step, in realizing a vision, because building a railway really demands a vision and a State policy. And the sector is very excited about these projects, with this vision of investment in the sector, celebrated Davi Barreto, director-president of the National Association of Railway Transporters (ANTF).
Thousands of jobs will be created with the concessions. The Ferrograo project alone, which will connect Sinop (MT) to Itaituba (PA), has the potential to create more than 100 thousand jobs during its implementation.
Projects carried out using the concession model, such as those of the Ministry of Transport, show that the governments collaboration with the private sector leverages and adds resources. I want to congratulate the entire ministry team for this work. The concessions agenda was not only resumed, but also consolidated, declared Nelson Barbosa, Director of Planning at BNDES, a body that is one of the main financiers of projects under the department headed by Renan Filho.
Record number of road auctions
In less than three years, the Ministry of Transport has already held 21 road auctions, totaling 10,009 kilometers of roads granted and R232 billion in investments. The 2025 numbers will still be expanded with the Fernao Dias auction, scheduled for the 11th.
And in 2026 there will be 13 auctions, which will guarantee R148 billion in investments.
Today was a very important day for the transport sector as a whole, with the launch of the railway and highway portfolio. There are 13 new auctions for highways and we expect the same participation from investors as we have had recently in the 2026 portfolio, highlighted the National Secretary of Road Transport, Viviane Esse
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Among the highlights of the pipeline is the Rota dos Sertoes, which connects the Feira de Santana (BA) ring road to Salgueiro (PE). With 502 kilometers in length, the project will be the first road concession auction in the Northeast.
The Rota dos Sertoes auction is scheduled for March 2026 and should attract investments of R6 billion. The project foresees improvements such as duplications, walkways and a stopping and rest point. The expectation is to generate around 60 thousand jobs.
We are definitely open to long-term private investment. People are excited, because there is a fundamental ingredient that is credibility. And in 2026 we will hold 13 auctions, said the director-president of the Brazilian Association of Highway Concessionaires, Marco Aurelio Barcelos.
Among the projects there are also six contractual optimizations, a mechanism developed by the Ministry of Transport, in partnership with the Federal Court of Auditors (TCU), with the aim of modernizing and rebalancing concession agreements that no longer performed as expected.
Next year, the Government of Brazil will reach the mark of 35 road concessions, reaching a record number of projects structured under a single administration.
Check the Ministry of Transport portfolio for 2026.
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