Minister of Transport, Angello Tangherlini, stated that the potential of the port infrastructure and the Peruvian Amazon must be leveraged.
The Ministry of Transport and Communications (MTC) stated that it has a clear vision of consolidating Peru as a strategic connection point between Brazil and the Asia-Pacific markets, and to achieve this, the three major integration areas currently available must be strengthened.
This was indicated by Minister Angello Tangherlini Casal, during the "Brazil – Peru: Bioceanic Integration for Development" meeting, which aimed to promote bilateral governance and public-private partnership between both countries, articulating actions for border facilitation, competitive logistics services, and continuity of investments to transform transcontinental routes into true axes of economic development.
He pointed out that in the north, there is the Amazonian multimodal corridor, which connects the port of Paita, Yurimaguas, and the river network, with possibilities of connection to Manaus.
In the center, he added, there are the ports of Chancay and Callao, which represent a great opportunity to consolidate Peru as a logistics platform for the Asia-Pacific destination; while in the south, the Interoceanic Highway constitutes a fundamental infrastructure that must be leveraged much more, promoting greater commercial flows between both countries.
"The challenge is to progressively strengthen its articulation with the country's productive centers and promote new connectivity alternatives with Brazil, taking advantage of the potential of our port infrastructure and the Peruvian Amazon," he said.
He added that the growth of trade with Asia and the need for more competitive logistics routes place Peru and Brazil in a valuable position, making it important to continue coordination between both governments with the participation of the private sector.
Air and river connectivity
At another point, the head of the MTC confirmed the start of the new direct Cusco – São Paulo route from March next year with four weekly frequencies, which will initially be operated by Latam Airlines.
He indicated that his ministry is developing an open skies policy, for which a package has been prepared for airlines related to incentives and administrative simplifications that allow reducing deadlines regarding operating and flight permits.
The minister added that, in addition to promoting air connectivity between Peru and Brazil, a series of projects are also underway to strengthen commercial and social relations between Peru and Brazil. In this way, he announced that the Amazon Waterway project will be relaunched, for which the Peruvian Navy has been added, an entity that at the time had not been considered for the development of this project.
