Caixa Econômica Federal hopes to obtain at least 150 more public-private partnership (PPP) projects with 1,800 municipalities in a public call to be launched in wake up with the National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES) and the Special Secretariat of the Investment Partnership Program (Seppi). The expectation was announced today (22) by the president of Caixa, Daniella Marques, during lunch at the Commercial Association of Rio de Janeiro.
The initiative intends to form inter-municipal consortia in the areas of public lighting and solid waste management. Until September 30, the publication of the first public notice is scheduled for the selection of public lighting projects, which must benefit municipalities with at least 80 thousand inhabitants and inter-municipal public consortia (between two and 30 municipalities) with more than 100 thousand inhabitants
Caixa’s president stated that the bank already has 53 PPP projects in its portfolio, and will work proactively to form consortia between smaller cities.
“The idea is, at the end of 3 months of prospecting, we organize inter-municipal consortia to have investments with more scale, to attract large investors”, explained Daniella Marques to the press.
According to the executive, the 53 projects that are already in Caixa’s portfolio add up to R$ 19 billion in investments. In a scenario where this proportion is maintained, the bank expects to reach R$ 60 billion, exceeding 200 projects.
Harassment Complaints
Daniella Marques also responded to journalists who asked about the progress of investigations into allegations of harassment by bank employees against former Caixa president Pedro Guimarães, who denies the allegations.
The current president of the bank again stated that she gave independence to the internal affairs department that works to investigate the complaints, and said that the deadline for completion of the work is 60 to 90 days. Daniella Marques added that the Federal Audit Court, the Federal Comptroller’s Office and the Federal Attorney General’s Office supervise the work, and the investigation is carried out by an external company contracted.
“It is in progress, possibly at the conclusion of the first phase,” he said. “I believe that in a maximum of 90 days, the work will be completed. It is not a simple job to do, it requires crossings, testimonials, travel schedules, and everything is running very seriously and independently, 24 hours a day and seven days per week”.
