In Bolsonari stronghold, Jorge Viana says what agribusiness barons want to hear – ac24horas.com

The President of the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (ApexBrasil), Jorge Viana, carried out on Monday, the 10th, a large-scale agenda in the city of Sorriso, in the state of Mato Grosso, considered the capital of agribusiness and designated in the last elections as one of the strongholds of Bolsonari, where An overwhelming majority of its rural producers supported former President Jair Bolsonaro (PL).

On that occasion, Viana signed an agreement worth approximately R$1.4 million with the National Corn Ethanol Union (UNEM), represented by its president, Guilherme Nolasco. The Minister of Agriculture and Livestock, Carlos Favaro, also co-signed. The partnership between APEX and UNEM aims to support the participation of Brazilian companies in the DDG and DDGS corn sector in the international market, increasing the value of exports, the number of exporting companies and the added value of products abroad.

The region produces more than 18 million tons of maize and 50 million tons in the entire state of Mato Grosso, with 30 million tons exportable, including DDG and DDGS, valuable solutions.

The scene of the party was the Sorisu Rural Union, which relied on the participation of dozens of the richest men in the region, including the mega-businessman Irai Magi, considered the “soybean king”, with a farm estimated at 400,000 hectares. Soybeans, corn and cotton. “You said everything we need to hear,” Maggie said, hugging JV. The businessman is part of the Conselhão – a body reconfigured by President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva with the aim of helping to think about public development policies.

In her speech, Viana hit back at the fake news created to destabilize the federal government’s relationship with rural producers and stressed that she was there to work for them. “I am here to be a partner,” said the Apex boss.

President Lula’s government restored what we call presidential diplomacy. He travels the world with Brazilian products and companies around the world. We and the Minister at Apex are working towards that. When we come here to Sorriso and Sinop, and we make this agreement so that this extraordinary corn ethanol production chain can be competitive in the outside world, this is key. So we signed this agreement with the industries and I think that this region of Sorriso, Sinop, Rondonópolis and the state of Mato Grosso needs to be treated very well, because here we have a case of success. Producers are making great effort to improve their productivity. And I think that as a government, it’s up to us to improve the infrastructure, especially to open up the market. And Minister Carlos Favaro was a great partner. We have traveled around the world and I believe that with this agreement that we signed here today, this production chain that was born a short time ago, 5 or 6 years ago, will now gain a lot of space in the international market and will also help Brazil to have an increase in animal protein production and to achieve an energy transition Viana reinforced.

Viana also mentioned that Brazil lost a lot of time due to conflicts that could have been avoided. Now we have no time to lose. Brazil, from a producer standpoint, I think the producer can do that, it really does. Because it has greatly improved productivity, science and technology. Today we have a beautiful fruitful arrangement that makes Brazil competitive, but we have a problem. Our logistics are very expensive. So the minister was saying here that we need to solve the problem of some highways and work on a railway like Virograo is key so that we can face the difficulties that our logistics have, for example, when there is one of the biggest markets, China, India and Asia. If we have a high cost within Brazil with logistics and infrastructure, our product loses value and competitiveness. So I think rail has always been synonymous with profitability. I worked with the Forestry Act and the railroad does not clear forests, transports huge loads at low cost, and preserves the environment. I think it is essential and President Lula has now opened the railways he had started. He stressed that there is no doubt that this should be a priority for his government.

Minister Carlos Favaro confirmed that Lula’s government was constantly talking to the construction company in Ferrograo. “We have recent studies on the railways, but the license is in court and, as Georgie said, it is something we will show technically and environmentally, that it is a valid project. And if necessary, make some adjustments. This is how the Controller General of the Union has shown in the judicial process that the license It needs to be reviewed, reviewed, but not to stop this very important structural work for Brazil. Make it clear that President Lula’s government wants change and development, “said the minister.

After the ceremony, Favaro and Vianna were invited to meet behind closed doors with representatives of the agribusiness. The meeting lasted about an hour with a very optimistic ending, with invitations to future visits, hugs and pats on the back, which meant that the political dispute was a thing of the past. “Now we have to think about the future. The elections are over. Let’s all work together,” Viana said upon her return to Brasilia in the entourage of the Minister of Agriculture and Livestock.