Cut affects portfolios such as Cities and Transport; measure is part of a total freeze of R$ 23 billion
The federal government blocked R$8.3 billion from the budgets of ministries and regulatory agencies directly linked to the infrastructure sector. The measure is part of the contingency of R$23 billion announced by the Executive last Friday (May 29, 2026). Here is the (PDF – 363 kB) of the blocking document.
Information on the details of cuts in the infrastructure area was compiled and published by the iNFRA Agency.
IMPACT ON MINISTRIES
The Ministry of Cities was most affected by the measure, with R$3.8 billion blocked in its budget. Next comes the Ministry of Regional Development, with R$2 billion.
At the Ministry of Transport, the contingency amounted to R$1.7 billion. The budget restriction is expected to significantly impact construction works and highway maintenance services throughout this year.
The other ministries in the area registered smaller blockages, due to a significant portion of the investments being under the responsibility of state-owned companies or projects led by the private sector.
Other ministries also had resources blocked:
- Ports and Airports: R$347 million;
- Communications: R$51 million;
- Mines and Energy: R$43 million.
CUT IN REGULATORY AGENCIES
The volume of resources blocked in regulatory agencies linked to infrastructure was close to R$300 million.
The agency with the highest budget retention was ANTT (National Land Transport Agency), with a blockage of R$56.9 million. Together, the authorities linked to the Ministry of Mines and Energy — ANP (National Agency for Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels), Aneel (National Electric Energy Agency) and ANM (National Mining Agency) — had R$95.05 million retained.
The amounts blocked in each agency were:
- ANTT (Land Transport): R$56.9 million;
- Anatel (National Telecommunications Agency): R$51.8 million;
- ANA (National Water and Basic Sanitation Agency): R$44.9 million;
- ANP (Oil, Natural Gas and Biofuels): R$38.1 million;
- Aneel (Electricity): R$34.3 million;
- Anac (National Civil Aviation Agency): R$24 million;
- ANM (Mining): R$ 22.65 million;
- Antaq (National Waterway Transport Agency): R$ 14.2 million.
