The Regional Government of Piura and the Peruvian Ministry of Transport and Communications are promoting the Bioceanic Train, which connects the Pacific and Atlantic oceans through the Port of Bayóvar in Sechura, Peru, and the Port of Santos, Brazil, spanning five regions of Peru and several Brazilian states.
"With an estimated operating capacity of 40,000 tons of cargo per day, the corridor is designed to move strategic products efficiently and quickly. Each train will have 100 80-ton wagons and will be able to make up to five trips daily, allowing a constant flow of goods from northern Peru to the heart of Brazil ," Infobae highlighted.
Designed to traverse diverse ecological zones in Peru and Brazil, the Bioceanic Train will connect the coast, the mountains, and the jungle with a strategic route for freight transportation. "The railway line will be over 4,000 kilometers long, interconnecting productive regions and facilitating direct access between the Pacific and Atlantic oceans," Infobae reported.
Brazil and China had already been discussing the possibility of building a railway connecting both countries, extending to the Chancay Megaport, inaugurated in 2024 in Peru. The project involves building a track that would pass through the Brazilian state of Acre, near the border with Bolivia, and extend to the Atlantic coast in the state of Bahia. In a recent interview, Brazil's Planning Minister, Simone Tebet , explained that China had proposed a shorter route for the railway, but it would pass through environmental reserves and indigenous lands in the Amazon. The Chinese understood Brazil's objections to this proposal.
The Bioceanic Train will transport phosphates, as well as hydrobiological products and a wide range of agricultural crops, including mangoes, bananas, blueberries, grapes, cocoa, coffee, and soybeans. This diverse range of products will be able to reach new markets more efficiently, reducing logistics times and costs.
It's worth noting that Brazil has invited Mexico, Colombia, and Uruguay to participate in the BRICS Leaders' Summit, which will be held in Rio de Janeiro on July 6 and 7, according to TV BRICS. "I think that even if they are not members of the group, it's important for them to participate, as this is a time for a debate with the entire world ," Lula da Silva emphasized to TV BRICS.
In January, Brazil assumed the rotating presidency of the international cooperation bloc made up of developing countries, currently comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Ethiopia, the United Arab Emirates, and Iran.
The reconfiguration of the world order, centered on the growing importance of the Global South, with Brazil as the leading country, opens the door for new allies of the South American giant to join, such as Mexico, which recently displaced Spain from first place among Spanish-speaking economies. All this while the Donald Trump administration attempted to erode the strength of emerging economies and those of the rest of the world with tariff measures that in many cases have backfired.
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