Government anticipates renewal of concessions

The government has decided to announce a number of investments in the Investment Partnership Program (IPP) portfolio that depends on the renewal of railway concessions without the authorization of the Court of Auditors of the Union (TCU). The request to anticipate the renewal of these contracts is being badyzed by the Court of Auditors. In other words, it is not yet known if the TCU will allow this type of agreement.

The government linked the construction of the Midwest Integration Railway (Fico) to Mato Grosso to the Vale mining company. In return, the company would have the automatic renewal of the Ferrovia Vitória-Minas and Carajás Railroad concessions. With the MRS dealership, the government has agreed to link the renewal of its contracts to the construction of Ferroanel, in São Paulo.

For years, the anticipated extension is debated by the government and has not yet been decided by the TCU. Fico is an old project, already a priority of the latest Growth Acceleration Program (PAC), but was eventually abandoned by the government, despite obtaining an environmental license of $ 500,000. Ibama and an endorsement of TCU as a joint offer, not

In the sector, one wonders whether the government can pbad new works – not extensions or projects that start from scratch – to companies that are in the sector . Today, Mato Grosso has at least four railway projects, but none left the newspaper

The proposal provides for Vale to build 383 km of railway between Campinorte and Água Boa, in Mato Grosso for a cost of 4 billion reais. In the case of Ferroanel, MRS would build a 53 km section between Perus and Manoel Feio in São Paulo, with an investment of R $ 5 billion.

According to the government's proposal, Fico would return to the Union after being built by Vale, so that it could be offered to any company that wants to operate it. Regarding Ferroanel, the government stated that it was not decided whether the railway would be like MRS or it would also be offered.

"Once he is ready, Fico will return to the Union to be tendered." Was not decided, "said the Special Secretary of the PPI Secretariat, Adalberto Santos de Vasconcelos.

Highways The announcement of the Southern Integration Highway (RIS), the first stretch of road that the government is trying to offer Michel Temer, is to be published between today and tomorrow. the Minister of Transport, Valter Casimiro Silveira, three dealers have expressed interest in challenging this section

The Minister has not set a date for the auction. usually produce 30 to 45 days after publication of the edict This will be the first road bid from the Temer Government, a 473-kilometer road that incorporates portions of the BR-101 in Rio Grande do Sul along with three other federal highways.

In order to make public this offer, the government brought a series of text changes, which had been heavily criticized by the TCU. There will be a possibility of extension for only five years, and may be extended to a maximum of ten years in case of need for economic and financial rebalancing of the contract.

The Chief Minister of the Presidency's Secretariat, Ronaldo Fonseca, said 14 projects were qualified for the Investment Partnerships Program at the meeting on Monday 02. Of these projects, ten are lines of energy transport, regularly auctioned by the National Agency of Electric Power (Aneel). In addition, Fico, Ferroanel de São Paulo, the fifth pre-salt sharing cycle and BR-153/282/470 in Santa Catarina were included.

The government also approved the launch of the Logistics Plan, which provides for the expansion of the transportation network in the coming years. The idea is to leave a plan ready for the next government that will take office in January 2019.