MUDANÇAS NA REGULAÇÃO DE TRANSPORTES PODEM AUMENTAR A PRODUTIVIDADE AGRÍCOLA BRASILEIRA

The document identifies how shifting regulatory frameworks since the late 1990s have created market insecurity and discouraged private investment in Brazilian transport infrastructure. It highlights that current regulations often prevent long-term profits for concessionaires, leading to a reliance on public subsidies and a decline in service quality. Specifically, it notes that transporting soy in Brazil is nearly three times more expensive than in the US. The brief recommends realigning auction incentives for highways, returning to vertical integration for railways, and deregulating public ports to foster competition and efficiency.

• Since the late 1990s, Brazil's infrastructure regulatory framework has been in constant flux, creating market insecurity and discouraging both new and existing investments. The general trend has been to implement restrictions that prevent infrastructure concessionaires from earning long-term profits on their investments, leading the government to provide implicit subsidies to private investors to maintain commitment.
• Inefficient transport infrastructure significantly hinders Brazilian agricultural competitiveness. A previous analysis by PUC-Rio/CPI found that transporting one ton of soy from a major producing municipality to an export location in Brazil is nearly three times more expensive than the same distance in the United States. Additionally, inadequate roads force production to be exported through less economically efficient ports; in some instances, this results in costs eighteen times higher than alternative routes.
• Specific regulatory failures are identified across three sectors: in highways, complex regulations and subsidies have reduced the effectiveness of auctions and deteriorated road performance; in railways, 2011-2012 rules that allowed independent operators access to lines disintegrated the operational network and reduced private interest; in ports, while the deregulation of independent ports was a positive step, public ports remain hampered by regulatory inflexibility.

APA

Chiavari, J., & Rezende, L. (2016). MUDANÇAS NA REGULAÇÃO DE TRANSPORTES PODEM AUMENTAR A PRODUTIVIDADE AGRÍCOLA BRASILEIRA. Climate Policy Initiative. https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Policy-Brief-–-Mudancas-na-regulacao-de-transportes-podem-aumentar-a-produtividade-agricola.pdf

Chicago

Chiavari, Joana, and Leonardo Rezende. MUDANÇAS NA REGULAÇÃO DE TRANSPORTES PODEM AUMENTAR A PRODUTIVIDADE AGRÍCOLA BRASILEIRA. Climate Policy Initiative, 2016. https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Policy-Brief-–-Mudancas-na-regulacao-de-transportes-podem-aumentar-a-produtividade-agricola.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{chiavari2016mudanas, author = {Chiavari, Joana and Rezende, Leonardo}, title = {{MUDANÇAS NA REGULAÇÃO DE TRANSPORTES PODEM AUMENTAR A PRODUTIVIDADE AGRÍCOLA BRASILEIRA}}, institution = {Climate Policy Initiative}, year = {2016}, month = jul, url = {https://www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Policy-Brief-–-Mudancas-na-regulacao-de-transportes-podem-aumentar-a-produtividade-agricola.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }