The Brazilian government announced on Thursday (14.3.2019) that it will put out to tender another 22 state-owned airports next year, including those in regional capitals such as Curitiba, Manaus and Goiania.
The announcement was made by the Civil Aviation Secretariat of the Ministry of Infrastructure one day before the Executive holds the auction of 12 airports on Friday, including those in capitals such as Recife, Maceió, Aracajú, Cuiabá and Vitória.
According to the government, the intention is for next year's tender to contain three groups, each led by the airports of Curitiba (southeast), Manaus (north) and Goiania (center).
The first block would be formed by the airports of Curitiba, Bacacheri, Foz do Iguaçu, Navegantes, Londrina, Joinville, Pelotas, Uruguaiana and Bagé, all in the southern region of the country; the second would be composed of Manaus, Porto Velho, Rio Branco, Boa Vista, Cruzeiro do Sul, Tabatinga and Tefé (all in the north) and the third, by Goiania, Sao Luis, Teresina, Palmas, Petrolina and Imperatriz (central region).
The government is still negotiating the inclusion of the Parnaíba and Paulo Afonso airports (both in the northeast) in the tender.
This Friday, Brazil will hold a new tender for the management of airports that were previously state-owned.
After that, the state-owned Infraero will continue to manage 44 terminals, including the two main "crown jewels", the domestic airports of Sao Paulo (Congonhas) and Rio de Janeiro (Santos Dumont), which will be put out to tender in the last round of tenders held by the government.
According to Martha Seiller, president of Infraero, Congonhas and Santos Dumont will be the last to be put out to tender to ensure the balance of the state-owned company's accounts.
The government hopes to attract investment from foreign companies with Friday's tender, which includes several cities in the country's northeastern region, a tourist hotspot close to Europe.
The southeast block is attracted by its proximity to the oil and gas industry, while the center-west block is known for the region's agribusiness.
Source: Xinhua
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