Competition in Brazil’s transportation sector is likely to face several changes in the near future. In the case of air transportation, the sanctioning of foreign capital shares in local carriers may boost investment in the sector. As of March 2019, however, the bill is under congressional approval in the Senate and will still require regulatory specifics to genuinely attract investment. President Bolsonaro’s economic staff seem keen to formalise the sanctions. Road cargo transportation will also experience changes once freight-price control reaches a trading status. As of January 2019, there's a legal battle of injunctions surrounding the minimum pricing of freight contracts. The more legal warfare there is in road cargo, however, the more opportunity for freight alternatives such as waterway cargo carriers, since Brazil has more than 21,000 km of navigable inland waterways.

01 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 

02 SECTOR OUTLOOK 

03 SECTOR IN FOCUS 

04 COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE 

05 COMPANIES IN FOCUS

06 REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT 

07 ROAD TRANSPORTATION 

08 RAIL TRANSPORTATION 

09 AIR TRANSPORTATION 

10 WATERWAY

TRANSPORTATION

11 PIPELINE TRANSPORTATION