Governor José Miguel Carvajal led a delegation of authorities and businessmen from the Tarapacá Region at the Brazil-Chile 2025 Business Roundtable, held in Campo Grande, Brazil, with the aim of promoting productive and commercial integration within the framework of the Bioceanic Corridor.
The meeting was also attended by the Minister of Economy, Development and Tourism of Chile, Álvaro García, and generated an effective space for commercial exchange, the exploration of strategic alliances and the internationalization of the exportable offer.
The meeting allowed attendees to hold direct meetings with Brazilian businessmen, present their commercial and institutional interests and learn about the demand of prioritized sectors of the local market.
In this regard, Governor Carvajal stressed that “the Bioceanic Route is one of the most important integration projects in Latin America; one of the most strategic bets for Chile and our region. We are talking about a real connection between the Atlantic and the Pacific that opens logistical, commercial and productive opportunities for our companies and for regional jobs.”
The authority, who was accompanied by the head of the Division of Development and Industry (Difoi) of the Government of Tarapacá, Carolina Quinteros, explained that at the meeting fundamental agreements were established around the operation of the corridor.
“It is extremely necessary to generate air connectivity between our countries, especially between the subnational governments of Chile and Brazil; and it is also very necessary to finish the works of the projects identified at three levels: infrastructure, approval of sanitary authorizations and business interaction,” Carvajal said.
The delegation was attended by the mayor of Iquique, Mauricio Soria; the president and manager of Zofri, the Port Company of Iquique (EPI), Iquique International Terminal (ITI) and ProChile Tarapacá.
In addition, representatives of companies from the Tarapacá Region that have exportable offer and logistics potential attended, including a group dedicated to trade, logistics and tourism, which benefited from Gore resources to make its participation concrete.
On the occasion, the Minister of Economy, Álvaro García, stressed that the bioceanic corridor initiative “is a priority for Chile, which is not only expressed in good words, but in concrete deeds. This year we have made the country’s ports grow so that products that come or go to Brazil enter more quickly.”
“We have improved the border crossings, the routes, and the dream of the Bioceanic Corridor is already a reality. Both governments are committed to this initiative, we know that both Brazil and Chile will benefit enormously and we hope that this business roundtable will generate new opportunities for our people. Investment is the best way to generate quality jobs; and good jobs mean a better quality of life for our people,” he added.
For her part, Brazil’s Minister of Planning and Budget, Simone Tebet, said that “the importance of this route for Brazil, Mato Grosso do Sul, Chile and all of South America. This represents new opportunities and thousands of jobs, increasing the GDP of countries and boosting the business, service and commercial sectors.”
At the same time, a business panel was held in which a Chilean delegation composed of more than 30 companies, representatives of sectors such as services, manufacturing, trade, tourism, energy, construction and mining, participated, which spoke with a similar number of Brazilian companies about strategic information and opportunities that the corridor represents for both countries.
