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Tag: Bioceanic Railway Integration Corridor (CFBI)

  • Saturday, May 10th 2025 - 07:58 UTC

    Brazil eyes railroad to Chancay to facilitate trade with China

    Xi Jinping supports this project as part of China's trade expansion in the region

    Brazilian and Chinese authorities are evaluating the construction of a railroad to the Chancay mega-port in Peru through Acre, near Bolivia, to Bahia on the Atlantic coast, which would reduce the maritime trade distance to Asia by approximately 10,000 kilometers while easing reliance on the congested port of Santos, Planning Minister Simone Tebet explained.

  • Friday, March 17th 2023 - 10:18 UTC

    Lula and Abdo discuss Itaipú, Unasur, and UE deal

    Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva Thursday told his Paraguayan colleague Mario Abdo Benítez about his intentions to reorganize Unasur and reinforce Mercosur's unity. Lula and Abdo met at the Itaipu hydroelectric power plant in Foz do Iguazú.

  • Sunday, July 14th 2019 - 17:07 UTC

    Bolivia downplays risk of Brazil withdrawing from bioceanic railway project

    “The project is designed with the participation of Brazil,” explained Blanco.

    Bolivia's Foreign Trade Vice Minister Benjamín Blanco downplayed any risk that Brazil might opt out of the Bioceanic Railway Integration Corridor (CFBI) after the Brazilian ambassador said on Friday it was not a priority, amid fears that given the political differences between the two countries, the Bolsonaro administration might prefer a similar project with Argentina and Chile.