At an event in Guarulhos (SP), the vice-president and minister of Development, Industry, Commerce and Services, Geraldo Alckmin, said this Sunday (8) that the Move Brasil program released approximately R$2 billion in financing to renew the truck fleet in the first month of validity.
The program seeks to replace old vehicles and resume the sales pace, which had declined by 9.2% in 2025. In relation to heavy models, aimed at long-distance transport, the decline was more pronounced, 20.5% compared to 2024.
According to the National Association of Motor Vehicle Manufacturers (Anfavea), the truck market started the year with a decline of 34.67% (compared to January 2024).
For Alckmin, the drop in sales is related to the high interest rate in the country.
“We have a record harvest, with an increase of 17.9%. We also have exports, with US$349 billion, and a trade flow of US$629 billion. These products need to reach ports and airports. What was the problem? The interest rate. Normally, those who buy this type of long-lasting goods finance it, it is difficult to buy in cash. I go and finance it. The rate was 22%, 23% per year, and the response was good, around R$ 1.9 billion at the beginning”, he highlighted.
Owner of a transport company in Santa Isabel, in the metropolitan region of São Paulo, Orlando Boaventura took out a loan through Move Brasil. The family-owned company has 30 employees and has been in existence for 20 years. With the resources, they purchased the 29th truck.
“A new model today spends up to R$200 less on fuel on a trip from here to Rio de Janeiro, for example. We are looking to renew the fleet and this interest rate is adequate, it is within our standards. We got a good price and we thought it was the best time to buy”, he said. The company is expected to hire five more workers this year.
Workers’ representative, Wellington Damasceno, from the ABC Metalworkers’ Union, highlighted the joint effort of companies, unions and the federal government to develop the program, which aims to maintain jobs in the sector, by reducing carbon emissions and transitioning to more sustainable logistics models.
At the event, industry representatives asked for the program to be maintained as a way of stimulating the resumption of sales in the sector, which involves factories, dealerships, parts industries and other related products.
“We see a tendency for the Central Bank to consider the beginning of a cycle of reducing the Selic rate. This may compensate, if there is no continuation of the program, but it already has an important value because it anticipates expectations and how the interest rate will be from the third and fourth quarters of this year”, highlighted Scania’s CEO, Christopher Polgorski, adding that each job maintained in production and direct sales reflects the maintenance of another six indirect jobs.
Alckmin informed that the program does not have a completion deadline, and that the ceiling should remain at R$10 billion. “At this moment we have no discussion of increasing the value [do teto]. The period can last two months, four months, six months, until the resource is exhausted. After that we will study”, he said.
Move Brazil
Move Brasil releases credit for the purchase of new and used trucks manufactured from 2012 onwards through the National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES). Vehicles must meet environmental criteria.
At the end of January, Fleet Renewal, within Move Brasil, benefited self-employed truck drivers, cooperative members and transport companies from 532 municipalities. Last month alone, 1,152 operations were carried out, with an average value of R$1.1 million.
In total, the program will make R$10 billion in credit available, including resources from the National Treasury and BNDES. Of this total, R$1 billion is reserved exclusively for self-employed and cooperative truck drivers. The interest rates charged are around 13% to 14% per year. There are better conditions for those who can prove the delivery of older vehicles for dismantling.
The financing limit is up to R$50 million per user. Loans will have a maximum term of 5 years and a grace period of up to 6 months.
All operations are covered by the Investment Guarantee Fund (FGI), with guarantees of up to 80% of the financed amount.
