An
interesting study of Exame magazine, that can be accessed at
this link,
has produced a ranking of the Best Brazilian ports. By this study, we
can see that the main ports in Brazil are still located in the
southern and southeastern axis: Santos (in São Paulo), Rio de
Janeiro (in the city of same name), Paranaguá (in Paraná), Itajaí
(in Santa Catarina), Vitória (in Espírito Santo) and Rio Grande
(in Rio Grande do Sul).
The
port of Santos remains the most important port in Brazil, accounting
for almost 30% of the national movement of goods. Manaus (in
Amazonas) has the benefit of being located near a special economic
area, but is set up far from the economic center of the country. One
breakthrough is the port of Itaguaí (Rio de Janeiro) that, despite
the lower flow of goods, has the greatest growth potential in Brazil.
In
recent years, however, the ports of the Northeast began to grow and
receive large investments. They are also favored by the greater
proximity to export markets such as Europe and the United States.
Ports like Suape (Pernambuco) and Pecém (Ceará) moved a large
amount of cargo in recent years, besides having a high growth
potential. The port of Suape, for example, contains a multimodality
of transport via road and rail, and a deepwater port with networks of
water supply, electricity, telecommunications and natural gas
installed throughout the complex.
The
only flaw of the publication of the Exam magazine, from our point of
view, is that it does not address the differences between the
Brazilian ports regarding bureaucracy and administrative delays. In
my legal practice over the years, I realized that one of the biggest
problems of Brazilian ports is the large bureaucracy, the huge number
of forms and the delays on the procedures. A study that indicates
which Brazilian ports possess less bureaucracy would be highly
welcomed by both entrepreneurs as lawyers who work with foreign
investment and international trade.
