The government of Brazil expects to invest, with private partners, some $100 billion over the next decade in transportation, airports and particularly water treatment systems, according to Apex-Brasil, the Brazilian trade and investment promotion agency. Although the pandemic has caused some existing partnerships to be restructured and some bids delayed, trade experts say the long-term opportunities in Brazilian infrastructure are still significant.
Apex-Brasil hosted a virtual media salon July 27 outlining the steps that the Brazilian government and key industry players have taken to make infrastructure concession projects more attractive to foreign investors, from tax and administrative reforms to eased industry regulations.