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A meeting on August 13th at the industry federation in the city of São Paulo will display the workings of initiatives that facilitate exports and imports, such as the sector’s website and a tariff consultation system.

In the first seven months of the year, the national consumer price index had a variation of 6.83%. It’s the highest value since January to July 2003. The index is used by the government to measure inflation targets.

The expansion cost US$ 8.2 billion and, according to the government, will more than double the revenues of the waterway, but there are controversies. The project also plans to boost national pride.