Vote on BR do Mar cabotage project scheduled for March 23

The president of the Senate, Rodrigo Pacheco (DEM-MG), scheduled a vote for March 23 on the BR do Mar cabotage bill, the objective of which is to expand coastal shipping. The voting date was agreed between the government and the opposition on March 11 during a leaders’ meeting.  The information was confirmed by the minority leader in the House, Senator Jean-Paul Prates (PT-RN). With the agreement, the bill will be considered directly in a plenary sitting.  The BR do Mar project was scheduled to be analyzed this week but ended up being postponed due to differences about the wording of the bill. 

With the approval of the proposal, the government expects that the capacity of the maritime fleet dedicated to this type of navigation will be increased by 40% over the next three years, excluding vessels dedicated to the transportation of oil and oil products. According to the government, the project will enable a 65% increase in the volume of containers transported per year by 2022 and will permit an estimated cabotage growth of 30% per year.

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