Federal Government Opens R$415 Million Tender to Restart 73 km Transnordestina Segment in Pernambuco

Overview

• A notice published in the Diário Oficial da União on October 31 launches procurement for the Custódia–Arcoverde stretch where construction had been halted.
• Transport Minister Renan Filho projected Piauí and Ceará sections to be finished in 2027 and the Pernambuco connection to Suape to be completed in 2030.
• The Pernambuco corridor is divided into four parts, and authorities plan to issue three additional tenders next year to cover the remaining segments.
• The Pernambuco branch had been removed from the project under the previous federal administration, a move that fueled regional tensions and preceded Danilo Cabral’s exit from Sudene, according to reports.
• Officials flagged expropriations and environmental and urban constraints near metropolitan areas as key hurdles but said these can be addressed through engineering and due process.