The AgroPorto Movement took another step in consolidating a national agenda focused on infrastructure and the country's competitiveness. During an event held at the headquarters of the Organization of Cooperatives of the State of Paraná (Ocepar), in Curitiba, the AgroPorto Movement's Commitment Charter was signed. This document establishes ten strategic guidelines for strengthening Brazilian logistics and building long-term public policies for the infrastructure sector. The Charter was signed by the president of the Parliamentary Agricultural Front (FPA), Federal Deputy Pedro Lupion (PP-PR), Federal Deputy Tião Medeiros (PP-PR), coordinator of the AgroPorto Movement for the Parliamentary Fronts, and Federal Deputy Daniela Reinehr (PL-SC), in a gesture that symbolizes the convergence between production and infrastructure as pillars of national development. The AgroPorto Movement represents an unprecedented initiative for closer collaboration and joint action between the Parliamentary Front for Ports and Airports (FPPA) and the Parliamentary Front for Agriculture (FPA), bringing together two of the most relevant fronts in the National Congress around a common agenda to address the logistical bottlenecks that still limit Brazilian competitiveness. The urgency of this agenda is evidenced by the national infrastructure figures. Currently, Brazil invests about 2% of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in infrastructure, a percentage less than half of the minimum level of 4.5% of GDP indicated by experts as necessary to sustain economic growth and eliminate the country's main logistical deficits. Transportation bottlenecks also impose billions of dollars in costs on the Brazilian economy. A survey by the Brazilian Infrastructure Institute (IBI) Observatory indicates that the country will accumulate, in 2026 alone, an additional cost of R$ 3.3 billion due to the use of road transport in corridors where cargo movement could occur by rail, considering the Ferrogrão and EF-118 projects. This means that Brazil loses, on average, R$ 106 per second in logistical inefficiencies that compromise national competitiveness. In this context, the signing of the Charter inaugurates a joint agenda of supra-partisan parliamentary action, aimed at addressing structural issues such as improving access to ports, expanding storage capacity, multimodal integration, legal security for investments, strengthening regulatory agencies, modernizing environmental licensing, and expanding port infrastructure. More than a set of guidelines, the document reaffirms the need to restore to Brazilian infrastructure projects the contours of a true state policy, based on medium- and long-term planning, regulatory predictability, and the capacity to mobilize public and private investments. “Brazil has already demonstrated its capacity to produce and compete in international markets. The challenge now is to ensure that infrastructure keeps pace with this growth and allows the country to transform potential into lasting competitiveness,” highlighted Congressman Tião Medeiros during the signing ceremony. By uniting the production and logistics sectors around common priorities, the AgroPorto Movement seeks to build an institutional environment favorable to the expansion of infrastructure and the strengthening of Brazilian foreign trade, consolidating a permanent agenda of dialogue between Parliament, the productive sector, logistics operators, and the Executive Branch. The expectation of the Parliamentary Fronts is that the commitments made will translate into legislative initiatives, regulatory improvements, and coordinated actions capable of increasing national logistics efficiency, reducing the "Brazil Cost," and strengthening the country's competitive insertion in global markets. AgroPorto 2026 Agenda: Infrastructure as a National Project The next cycle of the AgroPorto Movement will be dedicated to building a National Infrastructure and Competitiveness Agenda, inspired by international experiences that have transformed logistics into a priority state policy. The initiative will seek to bring together the National Congress, the productive sector, experts, and the Executive Branch around a long-term vision for the development of Brazilian infrastructure, based on planning, predictability, and legal certainty. Until the 2026 elections, the Movement will work on four fronts: Building a Brazilian Agenda for Infrastructure Formulation of a set of structuring proposals to elevate infrastructure to the status of a national priority, establishing long-term goals for investments, logistical integration, and increased productivity. Expansion of the Parliamentary Coalition Incorporation of new Parliamentary Fronts and productive sectors into the initiative, expanding political legitimacy and the capacity to build consensus around a national development agenda. Dialogue with Presidential Candidates: Presentation of the AgroPorto Agenda to the candidates for President of the Republic, seeking a commitment to measures capable of transforming infrastructure into a permanent state policy, regardless of electoral cycles. Building Technical and Viable Solutions: Holding coordinated meetings between Parliamentary Fronts, experts, representative entities, and public agents to structure feasible proposals with the capacity for implementation and generation of concrete results for the country.
About the AgroPorto Movement
The AgroPorto Movement is a joint initiative of the Parliamentary Front for Ports and Airports (FPPA) and the Parliamentary Front for Agriculture (FPA), with support from the Brazilian Institute of Infrastructure (IBI) and the Institute for Thinking about Agriculture (IPA), launched in April 2026. The movement aims to promote the integration between production and infrastructure, building a state agenda for Brazilian logistical development and strengthening national competitiveness.
This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.