Tag: Bioceanic Railway Integration Corridor (CFBI)

• Wednesday, July 9th 2025 - 09:20 UTC

  Brazil and China to assess railroad to Peru feasibility

  

  Authorities from Brazil and China signed this week an agreement to start the studies for the construction of a railway connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, which would bring South America's largest country closer to the Asian giant trade-wise.

• Saturday, May 10th 2025 - 07:58 UTC

  Brazil eyes railroad to Chancay to facilitate trade with China

  

  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

  

  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.