TCU to consider BR-364/365 highway concession

Brazil’s Minister of Infrastructure, Tarcisio Freitas, met with the officials of the Federal Court of Audit (TCU) this afternoon to discuss the concession of the BR-364/365/GO/MG highway, among other issues. In total, the authorities discussed the future of 9,000 km of highway. The minister invited the TCU to develop a sustainable model for federal highway concessions.

According to the Ministry of Infrastructure’s release on the website, the government perceives an urgency to develop Brazil’s infrastructure.

No @TCUoficial, ministro @Tarcisiogdf apresenta plano de concessão para BR-364/365. Caso seja aprovada pelo tribunal, em maio, a concorrência da rodovia terá início já em junho deste ano. Detalhes em https://t.co/BvnxWvMoDz pic.twitter.com/vt6OpS6JcY

— Ministério da Infraestrutura (@MInfraestrutura) April 26, 2019

If the TCU approves the concession report, the government will call an auction as early as June. The court will decide the fate of the concession by May 15.

Boa notícia: saímos daqui com data para apreciação pelo @TCUoficial da concessão das BRs que ligam Jataí-GO a Uberlândia-MG (BRs 364/365): 15 de Maio. Tudo dando certo, edital sai em junho. 1o passo de um projeto ambicioso do @governodobrasil. Estudamos 9 mil km para concessão pic.twitter.com/NeSUwSTqNC

— Tarcísio Gomes de Freitas (@tarcisiogdf) April 26, 2019

The following ANTT map shows the location of the highway:

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