The President of the Chamber of Commerce Brazil-Peru and also Vice-President of the Federation of Chambers of Commerce of South America, Dr Cesar Augusto Maia, gives interview to the International Agency of News and to the Folha Group about the main points and prospects of the relationship between Brazil and Peru: “Today one of the most relevant facts is the so commented and expected way to the Pacific Ocean that connects Assis Brasil, in Acre, to Iñapari, in Peru. With the new road we will have a big benefit in the economy of the Central-Western region of Brazil. The national grain harvest would be raised to at least 160 millions of tons in ten years, volume 60% superior to the current. The distance between Rio Branco and the Peruvian ports is estimated to be crossed in 72 hours, so the road will also strengthen the relationship between Brazil and countries as Colombia, Equator and Chile. Know that the businesses with those nations turn around USD$ 16 billions yearly and, with the corridor through the road, this value may double. For you to understand better, this road is 2,6 thousand kilometers long and cuts the Peruvian Amazonia and the Andes and will connect the capital of Acre, Rio Branco, to the harbor cities of San Juan de Marcona, Matarani and Illo, in Peru, crossing Bolivia. About the companies, we have in this project the Brazilian contractors Odebrecht, Andrade Gutierrez, Camargo Correia and Queiroz Galvão, and two other Peruvian contractors, where work four thousand Brazilian, Peruvian and Bolivian workers. I can also affirm that naturally the Brazilian and Peruvian tourism will be improved and the Brazilian tourists will be able to go to Cuzco, Macchu Picchu, Puno, Lago Titicaca and Arequipa, in Peru, and other destinations at more interesting costs. About the worsening or improvement of the conditions as a result of the road, I can say that Brazil will be able to export through it a variety of products that flow today through the ports of Manaus, Santos and Paranaguá, like food, fruits, rubber, chestnut, cellulose pulp, automobiles, tools, agricultural implements, parts and accessories for vehicles, machines, equipments, chemical and petrochemical substances, household appliances, shoes, building materials produced in the Southeast or in the free zone of Manaus. The products listed are destined to the markets of the Pacific Coast in America and Asiatic countries. Finally we can conclude that these facts refer to a beautiful future, so the political leadership in Brazil, which was just renewed, and in Peru, which will be defined in April,    seeing that soon both countries will have a more expressive economic/social relationship, will search alignments and a plan in the long-run, because they depend on them to support their staff.”