Brazil’s ports must have private investment

Despite being the second largest agribusiness exporter in the world, Brazil has invested little into the port sector in recent years, resulting in the country’s ports being highly inefficient compared to other international terminals and subsequently increased food exporting costs.

Faced with this reality, the CNA has launched the Zarpa Brasil! + Competitividade (Set Sail Brazil, More Competitiveness) campaign, with other representatives from the manufacturing sectors of Brazil’s economy who support the passing of Provisional Measure 595 by Congress.

The president of the CNA, Senator Kátia Abreu, emphasised that the country is ranked 130^th in terms of port quality, according to the World Economic Forum. She says that Brazilian ports will need to double their capacity within seven years if they are to match the rate of growth in demand seen over the past decade.