Porto de Pelotas retoma operações

Spanish Market: Agriculture, Fertilizers
21/05/24

O porto de Pelotas, um dos três mais importantes do Rio Grande do Sul, retomou as operações nesta terça-feira.

A movimentação de carga estava suspensa desde o início de maio, uma vez que as fortes chuvas que atingiram a região no fim de abril causaram a maior enchente na história do estado.

O porto de Rio Grande, o maior do estado e um dos mais relevantes para grãos e fertilizantes no Brasil, continua operando normalmente. O Rio Grande não suspendeu as operações em nenhum momento, mas reduziu a movimentação de carga nas últimas semanas. Por questões de segurança, a autoridade portuária reduziu o calado para 12,8 metros nos terminais da Bunge, Bianchini e Termasa/Tergrasa.

O porto de Porto Alegre suspendeu as operações em razão do nível do lago Guaíba ter alcançado 4m, ficando 1m acima do nível de inundação, de acordo com a Defesa Civil do estado.

Há 77 trechos de 46 rodovias no Rio Grande do Sul bloqueadas parcialmente ou totalmente, incluindo estradas, pontes e balsas.

Desde o início das enchentes, 464 cidades foram impactadas, afetando cerca de 2,4 milhões de pessoas. Os alagamentos deixaram 161 mortos, 85 desaparecidos e mais de 581.600 desalojados.

Por João Petrini

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