Brazil investments in transport and logistics reach highest level in 11 years

Brazil is experiencing a new phase for infrastructure investment, with direct effects on the transport and logistics sector. Data from the Brazilian Infrastructure and Basic Industries Association (Abdib) show that public and private investment in these areas reached about 76.5 billion reais in 2025, the highest volume recorded since 2015 and one of the strongest results in the historical series.

A look at the recent evolution of investment in transport and logistics shows a clear shift in trajectory over the past few years. Between 2019 and 2022, investment in the sector totaled just over 138 billion reais, with an annual average of about 33 billion reais. In the last three years, from 2023 to 2025, investment gained scale, surpassing 200 billion reais in cumulative terms, with an annual average above 65 billion reais.

Ports and Airports Minister Tomé Franca said the current moment reflects a more favorable environment for investment and long-term planning. “The figures show a consistent trajectory of rising investment, with growing participation from the private sector and more structured projects. This allows the country to move forward in modernizing its infrastructure and improving logistics efficiency, which is essential to sustain economic growth and increase Brazil’s competitiveness in the international arena,” he said.

Favorable environment

Another central aspect of this movement is the leading role of the private sector. In 2025, most of the investment in this segment of Brazil’s infrastructure, about 53.6 billion reais, came from private companies, reflecting the consolidation of a successful model based on concessions and public-private partnerships.

The federal government, through the Ministry of Ports and Airports, has been an advocate of this policy. In 2025 alone, 7.8 billion reais in authorizations and contracts were enabled in the port sector. Between 2023 and 2025, the total reached a significant 38.8 billion reais, an increase of more than 400% compared with the 2019-2022 period.

Over the same interval, from 2023 to 2025, public investment in the port sector also advanced, totaling 3.1 billion reais, a 120% increase over the previous cycle.

In civil aviation, the trend has moved in the same direction, with 8.7 billion reais in private investment between 2023 and 2025, in addition to expanded regional infrastructure through initiatives such as the AmpliAR Program, which in its first auction alone enabled about 731 million reais in investment for regional airports.

On the inland waterway side, about 1.3 billion reais was invested in the period, strengthening a strategic mode of transport for reducing logistics costs and expanding regional integration.

Impact on the economy

The advance in infrastructure investment has generated effects that go beyond construction work. In the port sector, cargo throughput reached about 1.35 billion tonnes in 2025, the highest result in the past seven years.

In aviation, the country also posted a record, with about 130 million passengers transported in 2025, the result of consistent expansion seen in recent years, with 30 million additional passengers between 2023 and 2025.

The progress is also visible in inland navigation. In cargo transport, the volume moved by river in 2025 was the highest in the historical series, reaching 140 million tonnes. In cabotage, or coastal shipping between Brazilian ports, throughput also hit a record, with 223 million tonnes last year, indicating greater scale and broader use of this mode in the national logistics system.

Source: Ministry of Ports and Airports

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