Transfer in 2020 is the largest in the history of the fund, created 20 years ago. Funds will increase the competitiveness of the Brazilian telecommunications industry

The privatization of the Rio Grande do Sul company should improve electricity supply to the population, with investments resumption and efficiency gains.

Sadenco, from the Engie group, proposed a 67 % discount on the maximum amount to be paid by the city. The project will benefit 350,000 people, with over R$ 90 million invested over the next 20 years. The auction attracts eight competitors and now passes to the final stage of technical qualification.

With a capacity for over three thousand detainees, the penal complex will have modern management and rehabilitation of prisoners through work. The project will rely on IDB support for the preparation of initial studies. The model may be replicated in other regions of the country