Pernambuco is now closer to reclaiming the autonomy of the Port of Suape

Governor Paulo Câmara heard, on May 04,  from the Ministry of Infrastructure that it will complete the process of granting the autonomy of the Port of Suape back to Pernambuco in the next 60 days. The ministry is in the final stages of preparing a new competence delegation agreement and returning the contract management autonomy to the port. Suape will be the third public berth in Brazil to receive this credential.

According to Minister Marcelo Sampaio, the Port of Suape meets the requirements for reclaiming its autonomy as amended by the Provisional Ports Act of 2012. On the 28th of April, Sampaio also emphasized the removal of Ilha de Cocaia from the Organized Port of Suape area in the Official Gazette.

Such a measure will allow the construction of an on-site ore terminal, as well as a 713-kilometer railroad connecting metal deposits in Piauí to the Pernambuco-based port. Once these assets are fully implemented, Brazil, a world-class exporter of ores, will be able to ship these commodities with higher productivity at a faster pace.

See below the track record of Brazilian Iron Ore Exports from January 2021 to March 2022. The data are from DataLiner.

Brazilian Iron Ore Exports | 2021 – March 2022 | WTMT

Source: DataLiner (click here to request a demo)

“We are advancing on aspects that we have long fought for. Both the feasibility of the railroad and the resumption of Suape’s autonomy are important actions that will bring more development and jobs to our State”, celebrated Paulo Câmara.

“With Suape regaining its autonomy, it will be able to conduct studies, prepare public notices, carry out bidding procedures and execute contracts related to port leases with more agility and less bureaucracy. The complex will also be responsible for approving expansions and densification of areas, in addition to granting early extensions of contracts,” explained Roberto Gusmão, director-president of the state-owned port and Suape.

Brazilian public ports lost these attributions in 2013, after the sanction of the aforementioned provisional measure that transferred the power to bid and sign new contracts to the then Special Secretariat for Ports (SEP). As a result, all administrative tasks related to new investments in public ports were managed by SEP.

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