Logistics infrastructures are critical for social and economic development. Enhancing infrastructures has therefore become a central theme for governments internationally. Given the state of public finances in Brazil, the key challenge is how to attract sufficient private investment into infrastructures so as to achieve social and economic development. This report deals with the regulation of logistics infrastructures in Brazil, focusing in particular on the federal level. Brazil, one of the key emerging economies in the world, has a particular need for developing logistics infrastructures. Past initiatives however have suffered from a lack of strategic perspective and from poor regulatory capacity. They have encouraged poor strategic investments and a ‘gaming culture’ among concession holders. The latest reforms have sought to strengthen the credibility and predictability of regulatory frameworks to attract ‘better’ and ‘new’ private investment into expanding Brazil’s logistics infrastructure. This report argues that such an approach towards regulation is unlikely to be sufficient. Instead, it argues for a renewed focus on regulatory governance and regulatory capacity. This study therefore is interested in developing insights and recommendations that both serve the development of regulatory capacity in Brazil – a country that has witnessed considerable investment into its regulatory frameworks over the past two decades – and address sector-specific challenges.

This study aims to analyze the effects of corn segregation on Brazilian transport and storage logistics, and how it impacts global competitiveness. A partial equilibrium model as a Mixed Complementarity Problem (MCP) was developed to guide the implementation of more effective policies and support new investments. The Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety requirements affects the logistics of transport and storage in Brazil. Intermodal flows were most affected and significant commercial reductions occurred in the regions farthest from export ports. This research is original in its use of a model and forecast scenarios to measure how biotechnology regulatory issues directly affect infrastructure logistics. Establishing stringent identity preservation systems affects these projects, since intermodal flows are most affected by such systems.

In recent years, the spotlight of international attention on Brazil has often been in the area of logistics infrastructure—for example, on its capacity to deal with the high demand expected during the World Cup and the Olympics. However, neither competitiveness nor infrastructure concerns are new for Brazil. In the 1990s, Brazilian policy-makers adopted a series of liberalizing economic reforms that exposed the poor condition of logistics infrastructure and inadequate investment in Brazilian ports, roads, railways and airports. Over twenty years later, the implications of those reforms still colour Brazil’s prospects for development. Mahrukh Doctor’s book evaluates the political economy of reform in Brazil and the difficulty of implementing institutional modernization in the context of opposition from vested interests originating in the state and civil society. It focuses specifically on the Port Modernization Law, which aimed to augment the country's competitiveness by creating efficient and low cost ports. Based on primary research carried out over a period of twenty years using original qualitative data, Doctor’s analysis focuses on the difficulties in implementing this law and how those difficulties are symptomatic of the wider issues associated with lack of sufficient investment in infrastructure in Brazil. Using the case of the business lobby for port reform, the book examines the evolving nature of business-state relations and the process of institutional change in Brazil. Doctor particularly examines the building of consensus for reform and policy formulation in the port sector and the challenges of reform implementation and institutional modernisation. The analysis provides extensive insights and lessons related to the prospects for boosting competitiveness of Brazilian ports. The book concludes by suggesting a likely path for the evolution of corporatist institutions as well as the provision of adequate logistics infrastructure to support business success in Brazil. A unique work on the subject of port reform in Latin America that uses a hybrid analytical framework to understand reform in Brazil, this book is pertinent for a variety of subjects from Latin American Studies to political economy to economic-policy making.

Os investimentos em infra-estrutura e particularmente no setor de transportes: rodoviário, ferroviário, aquaviário e portuário, são determinantes para a retomada do crescimento sustentado do Brasil. No início da década de noventa, a falta de capacidade financeira do Estado em realizar novos investimentos, bem como as mudanças nas prioridades do governo, acentuaram a tendência de redução dos investimentos nesse setor. Em contra partida, procurou-se aumentar a participação da iniciativa privada por intermédio da privatização e da concessão de serviços públicos. Paralelamente, importantes mudanças na área de regulação foram implementadas, visando viabilizar novos investimentos necessários para melhorar a prestação de serviços à população. Maiores investimentos em logísticae na gestão estratégica do transporte proporcionarão ao país reduzir o custo Brasil e conseqüentemente, aumentar a competitividade dos produtos brasileiros, no cenário mundial. O objetivo desta dissertação é, portanto, analisar o processo de privatização realizado no setor de transportes, as alternativas de regulação existentes, e as perspectivas para o futuro, considerando o crescimento dosinvestimentos em logística e na gestão estratégica do transporte.

The Brazilian economy rebounded strongly after the Covid-19 pandemic. Resilient domestic demand, supported by social transfers, continues to drive growth. Inflation is decreasing, providing room for further monetary policy easing. However, public debt remains high, calling for a credible fiscal framework and improved spending efficiency.

This book offers the international reader a comprehensive view of Brazilian infrastructure law from the standpoint of key local practitioners. It is divided into two sections. The first part features a collection of essays on the most significant infrastructure topics. It is followed by bilingual versions of the main statutes and regulations examined in the various essays found in Part 1. A glossary of essential infrastructure terminology is also included. The topics discussed in this book range from an overview of the Brazilian constitutional structure to in-depth analyses of regulated sectors, public procurement, and dispute resolution.The various essays contained herein cover the fundamental legal issues an international player must keep in mind when working in the Brazilian infrastructure market. This work utilizes a comparative approach, and is intended to correlate Brazilian legal specificities with their counterparts in internationally recognized models. This work aims to provide essential guidelines that will enable international infrastructure investors, practitioners, and scholars to successfully navigate Brazilian law and legal practice. (Series: International Commerce and Arbitration, Vol. 20) [Subject: Corporate Governance, International Law, Trade Law]

This paper identifies the main challenges regarding the regulation of the transportation sector in Brazil after the privatization phase that recently occurred. The complexities of the regulatory and institutional aspects of the transportation sector are emphasized with respect to the complementary and competitive elements that exist among suppliers, links and subsystems. The analysis focuses on ports, railways and highways subsectors.

The main objectives of regulatory reform and privatization of infrastructure in Brazil were to attract new private investment, increase efficiency and reduce the public debt through the use of privatization revenues. Whereas the evidence suggests that regulatory reform (privatization included) has succeed in fostering productivity growth and improving the fiscal accounts, much less has been accomplished by way of raising investment levels. The telecom sector is apparently the only exception to this rule. What accounts for the failure of privatization and regulatory reform to produce the expected boom in infrastructure investment? Was it an error in diagnosis, faulted implementation or lack of additional supporting reforms? What explains the atypical success observed in telecom? What lessons can be learned from this process and how can these be used to make the necessary corrections so as to produced the needed rise in infrastructure investment? This paper tries to answer these questions, reviewing and analyzing the process of regulatory reform in the main infrastructure sectors. In particular, it examines why has investment failed to expand more significantly. The paper discusses regulatory reform in the telecom, electricity, transportation, and water and sanitation sectors, and makes some recommendations for future action. It concludes that although much has been accomplished in reforming Brazilian infrastructure sectors, at least as much remains to be done.