CNT Report: Brazil's 2027 Budget Shows 4% Drop in Transport Funding
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Brazil's National Transport Confederation (CNT) released a survey showing that the 2027 Annual Budget Bill (PLOA) earmarks R$ 16.07 billion for transport infrastructure, a 4% decrease from the 2026 proposal. The reduction amounts to R$ 661.28 million and comes even as total federal public investment is projected to grow by 12.8%, reaching an estimated R$ 297.60 billion next year.
Breakdown by Mode of Transport
Of the total amount earmarked for the sector, R$ 14.61 billion corresponds to investments by the federal government (Union), while approximately R$ 1.45 billion is allocated to state-owned companies. Road transport receives the largest share of funding, at R$ 12.46 billion, or 85.2% of the total planned, a figure that according to CNT covers only a quarter of the R$ 49.93 billion the entity estimates is needed for maintenance, resurfacing and reconstruction of federally managed highways.
Among the other modes, waterborne transport posts the largest percentage increase, rising 35.6% to R$ 640.73 million. In contrast, funding for rail transport falls from R$ 929.22 million to R$ 808.61 million, while funding for air transport drops from R$ 279.49 million to R$ 212.61 million.
Executing Agencies
By agency, the Ministry of Transport would receive R$ 13.67 billion, of which R$ 12.42 billion would go to the National Department of Transport Infrastructure (DNIT). The Ministry of Ports and Airports would receive R$ 941.53 million, up 22.6% from the 2026 PLOA, despite the overall reduction in the sector's budget. CNT also noted that the 2027 decline continues a downward trend, following drops of 9.2% in the 2025 PLOA and 16.5% in the 2026 PLOA.
CNT Executive Director Fernanda Rezende stated that the passage of the 2027 PLOA through the National Congress represents an opportunity to improve the allocation of resources and strengthen investment in transport infrastructure, with the aim of boosting logistics efficiency and the competitiveness of the Brazilian economy. The figures still depend on Congressional approval of the budget.
