Santos argues for more port decentralisation

The Port of Santos, which accounts for one third of all Brazil’s import-export traffic, is currently managed by the state-owned Companhia Docas do Estado de São Paulo, which reports directly to the federal government.

The Port of Santos in 2010 Photo: Mathieu Bertrand Struck/flickr/CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

The Port of Santos, which accounts for one third of all Brazil’s import-export traffic, is currently managed by the state-owned Companhia Docas do Estado de São Paulo, which reports directly to the federal government.