Modal ferroviário brasileiro: da descontinuidade dos investimentos aos desafios governamentais

Abstract

With this work, we aimed at analyzing the causes of the suspension by which the Brazilian Railroad Modal lost the preference in investments by the Federal Government. We also studied the economic, environmental, and social aspects of the Brazilian Railroad Modal. It is relevant insofar as it allows us to perceive the priorities of the Federal Government in further investing in the Railroad Modal, then in models comprising the intermodality, to identify the primary transportation modals in Brazil, its advantages and disadvantages, and compare them under the economic, environmental, and social aspects. For this purpose, we opted for conducting a descriptive, quantitative, and qualitative bibliographic compilation concerning the Brazilian Railroad System. Based on the results, we conclude that the use of the Railroad Modal is more economically feasible than using the highway modal. The environmental impacts caused by the emission of polluting gasses by the railroad system exerts less influence over the environment when compared to the highway modal. In addition to economic and environmental aspects, we strived to ponder the social and cultural factors that could influence the choice for transportation means, especially after the truck driver strike that occurred in May 21st, 2018, of which economic and environmental impacts were tremendous.