MINFRA announces Santos privatization model is ‘practically signed’

The Minister of Infrastructure, Tarcísio Gomes de Freitas, declared that the Port of Santos privatization model is almost finished. Freitas spoke about the matter on Friday, July 2, during the breakdown Ministry’s actions for the 1st half of 2021.

On June 22, the minister stated that the government should open a public consultation in the second semester for auctions at the Port of Santos (SP) and the airports of Congonhas (SP) and Santos Dumont (RJ). The statement was made during a public hearing at the Financial Inspection and Control Committee of the Chamber of Deputies.

Last Friday (2), Freitas made public the importance of the lessons learned in structuring the project of Companhia Docas do Espírito Santo (Codesa) which is the current administrator of the Port of Vitória and Barra do Riacho, in Espírito Santo. The model and conditions for privatizing Codesa have already been published in the Official Federal Register and, according to the minister, serve as a basis for building future privatization models, as is the case with the Port of Santos.

“The model for the Port of Santos is practically finished, which will be a superlative auction as well, next year. The model is becoming very interesting; we incorporated the lessons learned from the structuring of the Codesa project, where we debated a lot about the regulatory issue. Codesa was a success and then we will do Santos. Without a doubt, it will be a great auction,” he said.

The statements were made during a review of the Ministry’s actions. The folder delivered 51 works in the first half of this year, which cost R$ 3 billion. 29 assets were also granted to the private sector, including highways, airports, port terminals, and railways. For the second half of the year, the ministry hopes to grant another 24 assets for the management of the private sector.

Port of Santos

The auction for the Port of Santos is the most awaited by the port sector. The government is going to grant the private sector the management of the port, which is currently carried out by the Santos Port Authority (formerly Companhia Docas do Estado de São Paulo — Codesp). Terminals located at the Port of Santos are already private.

The forecast is for the auction to take place in 2022. In the case of ports, the contracts are for 35 years.

Source: G1

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