S\u00e3o Paulo \u2013 The minister Pedro Brito, of the Special Secretariat for Ports, stated today (19th) that the ports sector is a priority, and will receive investment of 3.2 Brazilian reals (US$ 1.8 billion) from the Growth Acceleration Programme (PAC) of the federal government over the next few years.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe ports are necessary in order to maintain the Brazilian competitiveness,\u201d said Brito, after inaugurating Terminal 4 (T4) at the Port of Santos, in the state of S\u00e3o Paulo. According to him, the port\u2019s container handling capacity should triple by 2024.<\/p>\n
\u201dWe have devised a special plan for the Port of Santos for the next 15 years,\u201d said Brito. With regard to containers, for instance, the capacity should increase from 3 million to 9 million TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent unit), he informed.<\/p>\n
According to the minister, the capacity of ports across the country should be expanded and improved. \u201cBrazil needs good ports both to import and export its products. Ports are a priority, because they have a direct impact on economic performance,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n
Brito underscored that the investment will go to infrastructure only. \u201cMatters of security and monitoring, for example, are the responsibility of the Federal Police,\u201d said he, referring to the containers of garbage from the United Kingdom that were seized last year at Brazilian ports.<\/p>\n
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