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3. Maritime transport and Custo Brasil (Brazil Cost) of the sectorial public policy, and in the sec- provement of sectorial practices;
ond are the strategic actions for the imple- . Promote international physical and oper-
Custo Brasil (Brazil Cost) was an expres- national transport infrastructure and pro- mentation of the policy in line with govern- ational cooperation and integration;
sion created to describe the complex set of mote national and international integra- ment guidelines and the country’s foreign . Consider regional particularities and po-
bureaucratic, legal, economic and structur- tion of all modes. 3 policy, with sectored strategic contribu- tential in transport sector planning;
al obstacles that hinder business activities This sector suffers greatly from the ef- tions, according to the road systems. The . Act as a vector for the country’s socioeco-
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in the country, imposing barriers to new in- fects of the Custo Brasil (Brazil Cost), even Government Strategies Book addresses air, nomic and sustainable development; and
vestments and compromising the business more so with regard to the transport logis- road, rail, waterway modes, in addition to . Ensuring adequate road infrastructure for
environment, burdening products and ser- tics necessary for production. Considering the port sector and cross-cutting issues, in- national security and defense operations.
vices in order to make them less competi- that the means of transport play a very cluding topics ranging from financing, con- It can be seen, therefore, that the NTP,
tive in relation to those produced abroad. important role in the economy, providing tracting and management to considerations with these objectives, seeks to provide
A study prepared by the Special Sec- the displacement of cargo and people, fun- about human resources, environmental and a safe and reliable environment for new
retariat for Productivity, Employment and damental for the economic development road safety issues (MTPA, 2018). investments in the transport sector, in or-
Competitiveness of the Ministry of Econ- of the nation, it is extremely relevant to Also noteworthy is the nationality char- der to mitigate the harmful effects of the
omy (SEPEC), in partnership with the Bos- understand the effects of the Custo Brasil acter of the NTP, transcending the federal Custo Brasil (Brazil Cost). As the focus of
ton Consulting Group, estimated that the (Brazil Cost) in the Waterway Transport sec- level. Its measures should guide the actions this article, and specifically of this section,
Custo Brasil (Brazil Cost) consumes R$ 1.5 tor and seek its mitigation. adopted by States and Municipalities in the is to assess the governance framework
trillion from companies per year, represent- 3.1 National Transport Policy elaboration of their political guidelines for and the impacts of the Custo Brasil (Bra-
ing 22% of GDP. The Logistics Bulletin of the transport sector. zil Cost) in the maritime transport modal,
Empresa de Planejamento e Logística S.A. The National Transport Policy is a high-lev- The NTP has the following objectives we now turn to address current public
points out that Brazilian companies have a el document where public policies aimed at (MTPA, 2018): policies in this sector.
cost above the average of the countries of the economic development of the sector . Provide an accessible, efficient and reliable 3.2 Maritime transport
the Organization for Economic Coopera- are established. According to the Ministry system for the mobility of people and goods;
tion and Development - OECD (EPL, 2020). of Transport, Ports and Civil Aviation (2018): . Ensure operational safety in all modes of As already discussed, maritime transport
Faced with this unfavorable scenario, transport; is a fundamental element in economic de-
the Federal Government launched a project The establishment of an institutionalized . Provide a rational and efficient road matrix; velopment, by allowing the displacement
policy aims to induce sustainable socio-
called Reduction of the Custo Brasil (Brazil economic development and promote . Promote intra and inter-institutional par- of cargo, inputs, people, providing internal
Cost), aiming to improve the competitive- national and international integration ticipation, considering society, government supply, in addition to actively participating
ness of the business sector and reduce bar- based on the provision of infrastructure and the market, in the development of an in the country’s imports and exports.
riers and other economic obstacles through and transport services, increasing com- integrated policy; However, an imbalance is identified in
the creation of public policies and regulatory petitiveness, and reducing inequalities in . Plan logistics and transport systems from the transport matrix, with the preponder-
measures more favorable to this sector. the country. a territorial, integrated and dynamic point ance of the road modal over the others es-
One of the bottlenecks identified was of view; tablished in the last century. Thus, the new
the national transport network, with im- The new bases of the NTP were estab- . Discipline the roles of actors in the Trans- NTP sought to correct errors, deficiencies,
pacts on the production chain, whose lished in two fundamental documents: the port Sector of the Federal Government; and deficiencies in the sector, in order to offer
improvement has been the target of the State Book of the National Transport Poli- . Provide transparency to society, the mar- society more efficient and adequate services. 5
National Transport Policy (NTP), updated cy and the Governmental Strategies Note- ket and public agents regarding govern- Making transport logistics a balanced
in 2018 by the Ministry of Transport, Ports book. In the first, the objectives, principles mental actions in the Transport Sector; asset in multimodality that provides the
and Civil Aviation (MTPA). Among other and fundamental guidelines are described, . Incorporate innovation and technolog- business environment with the security that
purposes, the NTP seeks to improve the characterizing itself as the main reference ical development for the continuous im- production needs, whether in the country-

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