The solution for the crisis faced by Rio Galeão, concessionaire of Tom Jobim International Airport in Rio de Janeiro, may involve the arrival of a new investor. Singaporean airport operator Changi Airports International (CAI), partner of Rio Galeão with Odebrecht Transport and state-owned company Infraero, has been leading the process, but talks are still in the preliminary stage. Rio Galeão negotiated in April with the government the extension of the deadline for the payment of a R$900 million installment related to its concession from June to December. The postponement was necessary because the concessionaire did not get a long-term loan from the Brazil Development Bank as expected.
Source: Valor Econômico S.A.