China Eyes Every Brazil Railway Project as Auctions Approach

Trade · Infrastructure

—The claim. Brazil’s transport minister says Chinese companies are interested in every single project in the country’s railway auction pipeline.

—The depth. On average about two Chinese groups are studying each asset, the minister said, with no project lacking at least one.

—The roadshow. A Brazilian delegation spent June 8 to 12 in China presenting the portfolio to more than ten infrastructure firms and institutions.

—The prize. The pipeline could mobilise more than R$600bn ($107bn) and add roughly 12,000 km of new track.