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Brazil's US$ 19 Billion Bullet Train to Be Built in Six Years

Written by Newsroom

Monday, 07 September 2009

Brazil's bullet train Brazil established a maximum timetable of six years for the construction of the high speed train, HST or TAV in the Brazilian acronym, planned to link the country's main populated corridor which includes, São Paulo, Campinas and Rio do Janeiro.

The major obstacle for the 510 kilometers (317 miles) project which has been under discussion for years has been financing but apparently the problem has been finally solved: 70% will come from public funds and the rest from the private sector.

Another major obstacle, the environment impact for such an outlay, has also been addressed with the federal government promising to speed the necessary licensing once all the needed studies have been accomplished because the HST link crosses densely populated areas.

The overall project cost is estimated in US$ 18.7 billion of which US$ 11.8 billion will be financed by the federal and state governments through the National Economic and Social Development bank, BNDES while the rest, US$ 3.8 billion will be contributed by the private sector.

The federal government will also put the money for all the land expropriations needed plus an additional US$ 600 million for the agency to operate the HST, the High Speed Train Transport Corporation, ETAV.

"We have already agreed with the Rio do Janeiro state government to exempt the project of taxes and levies on the acquisition of materials and equipments for the project", said Bernardo Figueiredo, head of the National Agency of Land Transport.

He added that the agency was only waiting for a similar reply from the state of São Paulo.

The decision should benefit the winning bid for the project builder that is to be held at the São Paulo stock exchange, sometime in the last quarter of this year, according to the Ministry of Transportation national policy director, Marcelo Parrupato, as reported in the São Paulo press.

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Hmmmmm !
written by ch.c., September 07, 2009

Just a Brazilian promise as usual.
Similar to
- Angra Reis 3, delayed for over 20 years NOW
- paving the BR 163, promised for the last 30 years NOW

For this High Speed Train, In August promises were made it will be ready for the 2014 World Cup !
Not later than a week ago or so, the plan now is already for 2016, as per your eventual Next President.

I just remind you that your actual filthy government is already preparing, slowly but surely, your Next 2010 Presidential Elections !
No doubt that Brazilians promises will demultiply the more you come close to the elections.
After that....wellll.....they will review their promises, and swear they did not delay anything !

Ohhhhh and hopefully Brazil will not delay too much their purchases of the French military planes RAFALE...as annouced today !
Why ? Because Sarko is struggling to sell these planes to whoever want them !
Thus far the only sales and orders they have is from....FRANCE !
Yessssss...not one sale, not one order from a foreign country, developed or developing. ABSOLUTE ZERO ! True...sadly !

Yeahhhh !
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written by João da Silva, September 07, 2009

Ohhhhh and hopefully Brazil will not delay too much their purchases of the French military planes RAFALE...as annouced today !
Why ? Because Sarko is struggling to sell these planes to whoever want them !

BUT....BUT.... why is Sarko struggling ? Are they made in PRC, though the design is French? I came to know he has already sold 60 of these planes to the Emirates plus now 36 pieces to Brasil. If the Swiss order just 4 pieces, it will be 100 planes and thus Sarko would have fulfilled his Sales quota before the end of his mandate.

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why is Sarko struggling ? I came to know he has already sold 60 of these planes to the Emirates plus now 36 pieces to Brasil
written by ch.c., September 07, 2009

May be you are right. May be not !

Today on Bloomberg :
"Dassault developed the Rafale to succeed its Mirage model. France’s government is the only customer so far for the jet, with firm orders for 120 aircraft as part of a pledge to buy 294 jets over the next two decades."

I am not saying that the plane is bad. In fact french military planes tend to be very good.
But....but....but French are very bad at marketing and sell what they produce !
We have seen it with the Great....CONCORDE,and their nuclear power plants are top notch too, etc etc !

Just one more word on World Arms Sales to foreign countries, somewhat alarming :
- in 2008 world foreign arms sales were down about 8 % to US$ 55 billion !
- in 2008 the U.S.A foreign arms sales were... UP 50 %, from Us$ from 25,4 to 38,7 billion
- in 2008 therefore the U.S. had a market share of 68 % !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I just red that...TODAY...elsewhere !

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Do I detect some hostility or am I wrong?
written by Dude, September 07, 2009

"I just remind you that your actual filthy government is already preparing, slowly but surely, your Next 2010 Presidential Elections " Lol at the "filthy" govt. part. I can agree with the government being corrupt, but we are talking about SP/RJ states and also the bulk of the brazilian economy. I do believe that this project will be completed much quicker because it is economically viable to do so. The French..... what can I say about the French lol, well the Brazilian/French relationship has always been an economical one, and only recently has there been strong military ties between the two countries (that we know of anyway).

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written by João da Silva, September 07, 2009

In fact french military planes tend to be very good.

That is all the more reason for the Swiss to buy at least 50 of these RAFALES to defend themselves from the tourists.

But....but....but French are very bad at marketing and sell what they produce !

Sarko proved otherwise, by selling 36 planes to Brasil. Never before in the history of France, a President has sold so many planes within a short span of 24 hours. smilies/wink.gif

We have seen it with the Great....CONCORDE

If it was so great, why was it taken out of production as well as operation?

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