The Minister of Infrastructure, Tarcísio Gomes de Freitas, declared that the Port of Santos privatization model is almost finished. Freitas spoke about the matter on Friday, July 2, during the breakdown Ministry’s actions for the 1st half of 2021. “The model for the Port of Santos is practically finished, which will be a superlative auction as well, next year. The model is becoming very interesting; we incorporated the lessons learned from the structuring of the Codesa project, where we debated a lot about the regulatory issue. Codesa was a success and then we will do Santos. Without a doubt, it will be a great auction,” he said. The auction for the Port of Santos is the most awaited by the port sector. The government is going to grant the private sector the management of the port, which is currently carried out by the Santos Port Authority (formerly Companhia Docas do Estado de São Paulo — Codesp). Terminals located at the Port of Santos are already private. The forecast is for the auction to take place in 2022. In the case of ports, the contracts are for 35 years.
Sources: G1/Datamar News