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Government has done a good job with the privatization agenda, says economist

The 5G auction goes on this Friday (5), but it has already collected 250% above the expected minimum value. It was the second largest auction in history, only behind the pre-salt.

However, even with the 5G surpassing expectations, the collection with the privatization and concessions agenda is far from the target set by the Minister of Economy, Paulo Guedes, at the beginning of the term of President Jair Bolsonaro (no party), of more than R$ 1 trillion. The amount raised was R$185 billion. This is shown by an exclusive survey by GO Associados à CNN.

Despite the result far from the goal, economist Gesner Oliveira says that the Executive has done a good job, if we look at it from a historical perspective.

“This has been a period in which there was the greatest volume of collections and investments. In the area of ​​Telecom, sanitation, railways and highways, for example, it is interesting to know if there will be investments to improve and provide services to many regions that currently do not have a good infrastructure service”, said Oliveira, in an interview with CNN.

“So, looking at our history, it’s a big leap. The problem is that our gaps are huge. But these are certainly positive results,” he added.

The economist also believes that until the end of the Bolsonaro government there will not be a major privatization, as would be the case with Petrobras.

“We saw that the volume made by the government from the point of view of the sale of state-owned companies is not that large [porque] it has a lot of resistance, it requires political articulation and a lot of planning. I think this government has done a lot in terms of service concessions, which is good and brings investment.”

Reference: CNN Brasil

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