Brasília – The Brazilian government has informed to the governors and mayors of states and cities that will host matches of the 2014 FIFA World Cup that it will assign the airports of Guarulhos (São Paulo), Viracopos (São Paulo) and Brasília (Federal District) to the private initiative. The announcement was made today (31st) during a meeting called by the president Dilma Rousseff to discuss the preparations for the Cup.
According to a statement issued by the Civil Aviation Secretariat (SAC, in the Portuguese acronym), recently established by the presidency, the concessions will be made through specific-purpose societies (SPEs, in the Portuguese acronym), established by private enterprises that will take charge of managing the airports, and by the Brazilian Airport Infrastructure Company (Infraero), which will retain shares of up to 49% in each airport.
“The SPEs in themselves will be private enterprises, in charge of new construction work and of managing these airprots. As a relevant shareholder in the SPEs, the Infraero will participate in the decisions of the companies,” informs the statement.
According to the SAC, the methodology and criteria of the concession tender will be elaborated by specialized companies, and should be ready in December 2011.
According to the chief minister of the SAC, Wagner Bitencourt, the measures aim to meet the demand in coming years, including the World Cup 2014. The minister also stated that the government is proceeding with studies on the concession of two more airports: Confins (Minas Gerais) and Galeão (Rio de Janeiro).
*Translated by Gabriel Pomerancblum
