Latin America News

Latest news and developments from Latin America region

• Contracts awarded for supply of 2,030 buses in Santiago, Chile

  April 28, 2021
  Chile’s Ministry of Transportation and Telecommunications/ Ministerio de Transportes y Telecomunicaciones (MTT) has awarded contracts for the supply of 2,030 electric and diesel buses for Santiago’s Red Metropolitana de Movilidad system.

• Government of Argentina to invest USD27 million for bus stops in Buenos Aires

  April 27, 2021
  The Government of Argentina has announced plans to invest USD27 million (ARS2.51 billion) to develop 4,000 bus stops in 43 municipalities of Buenos Aires.

• Proposal presented for expanding Sao Paulo BRT, Brazil

  April 21, 2021
  The city government of São Paulo has presented a proposal to invest BRL298.12 million in expanding the bus rapid transit (BRT) network in the city.

• Concessionaire appointed for CPTM Lines 8 and 9, Brazil

  April 21, 2021
  ViaMobilidade, a consortium of Brazil-based CCR and RuasInvest, has been appointed as the concessionaire of Lines 8 and 9 of the Companhia Paulista de Trens Metropolitanos (CPTM) network.

• Agreement signed for Bogota Metro Line 2, Colombia

  April 16, 2021
  Empresa Metro de Bogotá (EMB) has signed an agreement with Financiera de Desarrollo Nacional (FDN), a Colombia-based development bank, to execute comprehensive structuring (legal, risk, technical, and financial components) for Line 2 of Bogotá Metro.

• Proposals received for Sao Paulo Metro Line 19, Brazil

  April 15, 2021
  Companhia do Metropolitano de São Paulo (CMSP) has received proposals from five consortia for the preparation of the basic project of Line 19 of the São Paulo Metro network.

• Fare system to be upgraded in Macapa, Brazil

  April 14, 2021
  Sindicato das Empresas de Transporte de Passageiros do Amapá, the public transport operator in the state of Amapá, has partnered with Brazil-based Empresa 1 to upgrade the fare collection system deployed on buses in Macapá, the state capital.

• Funding extended for Panama Metro Line 5

  April 13, 2021
  The Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI) will execute a USD63,000 non-reimbursable technical cooperation grant for executing a feasibility study of Line 5 of the Panama Metro network.

• IADB to fund deployment of EVs in Peru

  April 8, 2021
  The Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) has approved plans to provide a USD20 million loan to encourage the deployment of electric vehicles (EVs) in Peru.

• King Long ships 166 CNG buses to Mexico

  April 8, 2021
  King Long has exported a fleet of 166 buses to be deployed in Guadalajara, the second largest city in Mexico.

• Chile’s MTT signs agreement for deployment of EVs

  April 6, 2021
  Chile’s Ministry of Transport and Telecommunications/ Ministerio de Transportes y Telecomunicaciones (MTT) has signed an agreement with 68 companies and public institutions for the deployment of electric vehicles in the country.

• BYD ships first train for SkyRail Bahia, Brazil

  April 4, 2021
  BYD has shipped the first train to be deployed on SkyRail Bahia, an upcoming light rail transit (LRT) system in Salvador.

• Government of Campinas invites EoIs to develop an airport rail link, Brazil

  April 2, 2021
  The city government of Campinas/Prefeitura de Campinas has invited expressions of interest (EoIs) to conduct studies to develop a rail link connecting Viracopos International Airport with Pátio Ferroviário de Campinas.

• ViaMobilidade to fund Sao Paulo Metro expansion, Brazil

  March 31, 2021
  Brazil-based ViaMobilidade has signed an amendment to an agreement signed with the state government of São Paulo.

• Proposals invited to provide support services for Pacific Train project, El Salvador

  March 31, 2021
  The Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI) has invited proposals to provide support service for the execution of the Pacific Train project in El Salvador.

• Government of Araucaria invites proposals for operation of buses, Brazil

  March 25, 2021
  The city government of Araucaria/ Prefeitura de Araucária has invited proposals in three lots to appoint a concessionaire to operate 95 buses equipped with Euro-5 and higher emission standard engines.

• Proparco and FDN to fund the deployment of electric buses in Bogota, Colombia [free access]

  March 19, 2021
  Proparco, the private sector financing arm of Agence Française de Développement (AFD), has announced plans to provide a USD52 million loan for the deployment of 250 electric buses in Bogota, the capital of Colombia.

• Bus fleet to be expanded in Managua, Nicaragua

  March 19, 2021
  Russia-based bus manufacturer KAvZ is supplying 250 buses for operations in Managua, the capital of Nicaragua.

• Government of Mexico allocates MXN900 million for Mexico–Toluca Interurban Train

  March 17, 2021
  Mexico’s Secretariat of Communications and Transport/ Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes (SCT) has allocated MXN900 million for Mexico–Toluca Interurban Train, an upcoming rail project.

• Mexico City metro system to be modernised; Metrobus network expanded, Mexico [free access]

  March 15, 2021
  The government of Mexico City has announced plans to invest MXN4.50 billion to modernise the metro network by 2023.