A hidrovia Tapajós–Teles Pires: o incremento de sua segurança da navegação com reflexos positivos no Custo Brasil

Abstract

Brazil has great natural potential for cargo transportation by water environment, and need to invest in their watersheds to adapt the rivers to waterways. The use of the waterway Tapajós–Teles Pires, already in planning in the Amazon basin, is a bet on reducing the final cost of the grain produced in Mato Grosso and other commodities in the region, which will help in reducing the "Brazil cost" and so, improve the competitiveness of these products on the international market. Given that transport safety has a direct impact on the "Brazil Cost", and that it is the Navy of Brazil's actions concerning the safety of navigation in the region, this paper identifies if the actions established by the Navy of Brazil are sufficient or require increments. The work, supported in literature – books, annual planning and reporting institutions and electronic files on the Internet – gives to know the main elements of the "Brazil Cost"; informs the economic gains from the use of waterways for freight transport; points out the economic advantages to be gained from the sale of grain produced in the state of Mato Grosso through the waterway Tapajós–Teles Pires; informs the main obstacles to be overcome in the region for the completion of the waterway project; and finally concludes with the proposed measures concerning the safety of navigation to be implemented by the Navy of Brazil, regarding the waterway Tapajós–Teles Pires, including: staff training; hydrographic survey; monitoring of traffic; cartography, including electronic charts system; and supervision.