[Social media post] Brazil’s waterways and the role of the TCU

Carousel post created for the TCU’s official Instagram to explain Brazil’s unused river transport potential and the institution’s role in promoting sustainable logistics and transparency in public management.

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With 63,000 kilometers of navigable rivers, Brazil uses only 30% of this potential.

And the Federal Court of Accounts of Brazil (TCU) is keeping an eye on that.

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It’s part of Brazil’s history.

Indigenous peoples once used rivers as routes for transportation and communication.

Today, many riverside communities still rely on waterways as their main means of transport.

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The Federal Court of Accounts of Brazil (TCU) found that, due to the lack of public policies, transportation via rivers and lakes accounts for only 5% of all cargo movement in the country.

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What are the benefits for the population?

• Investing in waterways reduces logistics costs, lowers environmental impact, and connects remote regions.

• Using Brazil’s waterway potential means investing in a more connected and sustainable country.