THE PRIVATIZATION OF THE BRAZILIAN POST AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY: UPDATING THE DEBATE PROMOTED IN THE 1990, 2000 AND 2010 DECADES
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5016/geografia.v47i1.16328Abstract
Since the 1990s, the debate on the privatization of public utility services has been gaining momentum in Brazil, whether due to internal or external political pressure, as well as the interest of private agents. The Brazilian Postal and Telegraph Company (ECT) is the largest provider of logistics services in the country and has been the subject of privatization programs promoted by most governments over the past thirty years. The argument about the need to privatize the company is mixed with economic, administrative, political and ideological arguments, which, depending on the Brazilian political and economic situation, gain more or less strength. The aim of this article is to update the discussion on the privatization of ECT, highlighting its political conflicts, economic interests and the ideological aspects of the narratives that advance towards the privatization of the Brazilian state-owned logistics services. In addition, we seek to emphasize the social role of ECT in the Brazilian territory, having as an emphatic time frame the 1990s, 2000s and 2010, which is when, in fact, discussions about privatizing the company began
Downloads
Published
Issue
Section
License
The authors maintain the copyright and grant GEOGRAFIA the right of first publication, with the articles simultaneously licensed under the Creative Commons BY 4.0 License, which allows sharing and adapting the articles for any purpose, as long as appropriate credits and provisions of image rights, privacy or moral rights. Other legal attributions can be accessed at: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode.en.
Geography, Rio Claro, SP, Brazil - eISSN 1983-8700 is licensed under the Creative Commons BY 4.0 License.