The National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES) and EPR Litoral Pioneer concessionaire signed, on Wednesday (29), a financing agreement of R $ 6.38 billion for investments on highways in Paraná. The act took place at a ceremony at the Planalto Palace with the presence of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
The project is part of the new Growth Acceleration Program (PAC). There are R $ 829 million in direct financing from BNDES and R $ 5.55 billion in issuance of debentures, which are fixed income credit securities issued by the bank to raise funds in the financial market.
The president of BNDES, Aloizio Mercadante, stressed that the bank funded 85% of all investments in roads in Brazil, the country’s main logistical modal. According to him, in 2024, R $ 23 billion were approved for road transport, record volume in the bank’s 72 years.
“There is no long -term financing for such challenging infrastructure, it is a central problem of productivity, efficiency, greenhouse gas reduction, reducing the cost of maintenance of the fleet of trucks, equipment, automobiles, if we Do not improve this infrastructure, ”he said at the ceremony.
Transport Minister Renan Filho also commented on the volume of private investments in the country. “We have already auctioned four [lotes] And this year we will make the last two auctions of the state of Paraná. The state, therefore, will capture the largest investment volume for the development of highways in its history: R $ 60 billion will be invested to modernize the infrastructure, ensure more security for people. Brazil is in the minimum of unemployment because it is in the maximum of private investment, ”he said.
“Highway needs large investments to ensure flow, higher average speed and consequently more export capacity. So these investments will greatly help Paraná’s ability to export their own production and the production of neighboring states, ”he added.
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in an announcement ceremony of BNDES financing to the concessionaire EPR Litoral Pioneiro, in the Planalto Palace – MARCELO CAMARGO/AGENCY BRAZIL
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With the new features, EPR Litoral Pioneer will double 350 kilometers of federal and state highways, and build 138 kilometers of additional lanes and 73 kilometers of marginal roads. A access to Porto do Paranaguá will also be created, an important flow of the country’s agricultural production flow.
In the 30 years of granting the pioneering EPR coast, investments are estimated at R $ 16 billion, being R $ 10.5 billion expanding and improvements and R $ 5.5 billion in road maintenance. The segment includes, in addition to the federal BR-153, BR-277 and BR-369, several stretches of state highways and serves 27 cities in Paraná, including the capital Curitiba.
The granted mesh has four toll plazas in operation and two others in deployment. The medium toll rate, according to the presidential statement, is 31% lower than that practiced in previous concessions.
