Tag: Brazil

Brazil: Correios calls monopoly, exclusivity

Posted by | Feb 16, 2006 | |

The Brazilian mail service Correios (Empresa de Correios e Telegrafos) is on the verge to see the Supreme Federal Court to confirm its monopoly, and even expand it from letters & annexes to packages and mail overseas. The anti monopolistic case under discussion was filed in 2003 by the private couriers association Abraed, that casts eyes in a market worth RD10bil, with Correios having sales of RD8.5bil in 2005 (RD7.6bil in 2004). What complicates the matter is the Brazilian Constitution establishes to the government the responsibility of provide the postal and air courier services, seen as a public service. Several interpretations would inevitably follow, but Correios itself defines its role as exclusivity, not monopolistic, as a way to secure the service in all municipalities that would not be met by private companies.

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Federal Supreme Court could break Brazil’s post office company’s monopoly

Posted by | Nov 16, 2005 | |

The Federal Supreme Court (STF) could put an end to the judicial attempts of Brazil´s post office company, the Empresa Brasileira de Correios e Telégrafos (ECT), to maintain its monopoly on postal services during the plenary session tomorrow, when it resumes consideration of an appeal by the Brazilian Association of Distribution Companies (Abraed), which represents almost 50 associates. The services rendered by Correios and in some cases also by private companies move R$5 billion a year.

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DHL expands operations in Brazil

Posted by | Oct 5, 2005 | |

DHL Express expanded its operations in Northeast and Centre-West of Brazil with the launch of new DHL service points there, it was reported on October 4, 2005.
The presence of DHL Express in these areas helped the company boost by 30 pct its turnover in Brazil. Besides the capital of the central-western state of Goias Goiania, the company started to offer its services also in the capitals of the central-western states of Mato Grosso and Mato Grosso do Sul, namely Cuiaba and Campo Grande.

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Pitney Bowes expands global business with Brazilian Post Contract

Posted by | Aug 26, 2005 | |

Less than seven months after its launch, Pitney Bowes Semco Equipamentos e ServiVos Limitada has won a USD1.4 million annual service contract from the Brazilian postal service. Pitney Bowes Semco Ltda. is a joint venture company formed by Pitney Bowes Inc. and Semco Group. The terms of the contract include the servicing of approximately 1,200 Pitney Bowes Galaxy mailing systems employed by the Brazilian postal service. The agreement lasts one year, renewable annually for each of the next four years, and covers equipment deployed in six states including the Federal District, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Sul, Parana and Minas Gerais.

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Dutch TNT Logistics eyes up to 25 Pct growth in Brazil

Posted by | Aug 23, 2005 | |

TNT Logistics, a unit of Dutch mail, express and logistics company TNT, plans to grow by between 20 pct and 25 pct in the next five years in Brazil, according to the company’s global chief of marketing and business development, Pierre Girardin. According to Girardin, Brazilian companies need to invest in technology to reduce their spending on logistics. Brazilian companies spent an average between 10 pct and 12 pct of the gross domestic product (GDP) on logistics, compared with between 8.0 pct and 10 pct of GDP in the United States and Europe.

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