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Aena won the auction for Galeão airport in March 2025 with a bid of R$2.9 billion. Rio de Janeiro airport is one of the main terminals in the country and went through a concession process to the private sector.
The Spanish company Aena signed this Tuesday (6) the purchase and sale contract for Galeão. The concessionaire will manage the Rio airport until 2039.
The company won the auction at the end of March with a bid of R$2.9 billion. With Galeão, Aena now manages 18 Brazilian airports.
The passenger flow at the terminal grew in 2025, reaching 17.9 million people. The number represents a daily average of 49 thousand travelers.
According to the Spanish company, Galeão's management will focus on operational efficiency, improving passenger experience, strengthening cargo transport and generating value for Rio de Janeiro.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Aena will begin modernization works at Galeão airport in the first two years of the concession
Likely · Within years
Grupo Pão de Açúcar (GPA) had its extrajudicial recovery plan judicially approved, which reorganizes R$4.568 billion in debts, with creditors representing 57.49% of the total, above the legal minimum required.

Vale must allocate R$21.19 million to ANM after omitting a 2020 report that indicated safety risks in a waste pile at the Fábrica Nova Complex, in Minas Gerais. The agreement provides for the modernization of supervision and permanent monitoring.
The Ministry of Development, Industry, Commerce and Services (Mdic) revised downwards the forecast for the Brazilian trade surplus in 2026, from US$90 billion to US$84.4 billion, due to the drop in oil prices. Despite the cut, the result still represents an increase of 24% compared to 2025 and would be the second highest in the historical series, behind only 2023. In September, the country recorded a surplus of US$7.74 billion, more than double the same month last year.
The dollar fell to R$4.975, its lowest level in almost five months, while the Ibovespa fell 0.52% but remained above 200,000 points after reaching an all-time high the day before. Oil was practically stable, with Brent at US$100.58 and WTI at US$89.44, amid geopolitical tensions and signs of greater supply.
The Brazilian trade balance had a surplus of US$7.74 billion in September, more than double the same month in 2025, driven by 12.9% growth in exports, led by crude oil, copper ore, soybean meal and fuels. The trade flow reached US$61.09 billion, the highest ever recorded for September in the historical series.
The Central Bank of Brazil will begin publishing monthly indicators on salary adjustments negotiated in collective agreements, using data from the Ministry of Labor to monitor the labor market and inflationary dynamics.