Sistema ferroviário e a mineração no Brasil

Abstract

Brazil is a country of continental dimensions and this fact results in the need for a special infrastructure to meet the needs of transporting cargo and people. However, the Brazilian reality is a transport matrix that prioritizes road mode, which is not ideal for serving the Brazilian economy and connecting the large distances that separate products from their markets, since in addition to resulting in higher costs, It also faces the major problem of the precariousness of the country's roads. Therefore, the main objective of this work is to understand the importance of the railway system in the context of coal mineral exploration in Brazil. To this end, a qualitative literature review was carried out, characterized as explanatory and exploratory research. It was possible to verify the importance of rail transport for the flow of numerous production chains in Brazil and how it offers logistical advantages for the country's mineral sector. Its viability in adding value to products is evidenced by the still modest numbers it has presented, as well as by the investments that business groups have made in the sector, through partnerships with franchisees that operate this mode of transport.