The Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil (Nacional Civil Aviation Agency- Anac) of Brazil has approved the changes proposed by the Ministry of Infrastructure (MInfra) for the 7th round of airport concessions.

The new model is already sent to the Federal Audit Court (TCU). Based on the changes, Santos Dumont Airport will be studied in a new round together with Galeao, also located in Rio de Janeiro. The approved round consists now of 15 airports divided into the following three blocks:

• General Aviation Block: Integrated by the airports of Campo de Marte (SP) and Jacarepaguá (RJ). The block has a forecast of BRL560 million (US$110 million) in investments with an initial grant of BRL138 million (US$27 million).
• North Block II: Formed by the airports of Bélem (PA) and Macapá (AP), with planned investments of around BRL875 million (US$171.9 million) and an initial grant of BRL57 million (US$11.2 million).
• Block SP/MS/PA/MG: Formed by the airports of Congonhas (SP), Campo Grande (MS), Corumbá (MS), Ponta Porã (MS), Santarém (PA), Marabá (PA), Carajás (PA) , Altamira (PA), Uberlândia (MG), Uberaba (MG) and Montes Claros (MG). The planned investment is BRL5.89 billion (US$1.15 billion) and an initial grant is BRL255 million (US$50.1 million).

The auction for the 7th round of airport concessions is expected to take place during the 1st semester of 2022.