ARTICLE · 19 SEPTEMBER 2016

Brazil Announces Tenders For 34 Infrastructure Projects For 2016/2017

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The Plan aims at attracting local and international investors to acquire state-owned companies and to develop major infrastructure projects in Brazil.

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Danielle Gomes De Almeida Valois

Heloísa Barroso Uelze

Henrique Frizzo

José Roberto Martins

Yesterday, September 13, Brazil′s President Michel Temer announced the main guidelines and projects of the Investment Partnership Plan (the "Plan"). The Plan aims at attracting local and international investors to acquire state-owned companies and to develop major infrastructure projects in Brazil.

The Government announced 34 projects and privatizations, including airports, power generation and distribution companies and railways, one lottery company, mining, oil and gas bid rounds, ports and water treatment companies. The requests for proposals will be launched as of the last quarter of 2016 (see complete time schedule attached).

Today, September 14, the Board of the Plan announced its first 6 resolutions (details ahead). This E-Alert analyzes the main guidelines and regulations announced to date, with focus on investors′ standpoint.

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