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  • Wednesday, January 21st 2026 - 00:26 UTC

    Brazil revives naval industry through Petrobras-led investment drive

    The ceremony was attended by President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, the governor of Rio Grande do Sul, Eduardo Leite, as well as ministers, parliamentarians, and other authorities

    Petrobras, through its logistics subsidiary Transpetro, signed contracts worth R$2.8 billion (around US$570 million) on Tuesday for the construction of five gas carriers, 18 pushboats and 18 barges at shipyards in Rio Grande do Sul, Amazonas and Santa Catarina, as part of a government-backed effort to revive Brazil’s shipbuilding industry and reduce reliance on chartered vessels.

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