Brazil Announces R$160 Billion Plan for Ports and Transportation Through 2030

Brazil's Ministry of Ports and Airports presented a R$160 billion investment plan for the 2027-2030 period, aimed at modernizing the country's transportation infrastructure. Within that package, the port sector accounts for R$20.6 billion across 34 auctions and R$33.1 billion across 70 authorizations for private projects.

Among the projects included in the portfolio are Tecon Santos 10, at the Saboó wharf of the Port of Santos, with an estimated investment of R$6.45 billion; the SSB01 project at the Port of São Sebastião, worth R$3.84 billion; ITJ01 at the Port of Itajaí, worth R$2.66 billion; VDC10 at the Port of Vila do Conde, worth R$1.93 billion; and IQI15 at the Port of Itaqui, worth R$1.22 billion.

According to the plan's breakdown, Brazil's Southeast region accounts for R$14.64 billion of the projected total, followed by the South with R$7.33 billion, the North with R$6.78 billion, and the Northeast with R$4.3 billion. In addition, the public portfolio includes 18 port projects worth R$2.15 billion, among them improvements to the fender systems at the ports of Recife and Natal, the completion of the Moegão project at the Port of Paranaguá, and land access works at the Port of Santana.

The plan was presented by the Minister of Ports and Airports, Tomé Franca, during the closing of the Brasil Export 2026 National Forum, and was also outlined at a meeting of the National Transportation Infrastructure Council in Brasília. The minister noted that the Ministry is preparing this new investment cycle starting in 2027 to ensure continuity of the projects, regardless of changes in the agency's leadership.

The outlet Datamar News noted that several of the included projects, such as Tecon Santos 10, SSB01, ITJ01, VDC10, and IQI15, had already been announced in previous cycles without being carried out. When asked about these repetitions, National Secretary of Ports Alex Sandro de Ávila declined to describe them as delays, instead characterizing them as part of a continuity process, explaining that the projects remain in the portfolio until they reach the level of maturity needed to go to auction.