Judicial Dispute Over Rota da Celulose Concession Moves to Mato Grosso do Sul State Court

The legal dispute over the Rota da Celulose road concession in Mato Grosso do Sul has reached a new phase in the State Court (TJMS). Judge Marcelo Andrade Campos Silva ruled that the state's Infrastructure and Logistics Secretary, Guilherme Alcântara de Carvalho, must be included as the responsible authority in the lawsuit filed by K Infra Concessões e Participações Ltda. The K Infra-led consortium was initially declared the winner but was later disqualified, leading to the consortium Caminhos da Celulose, backed by XP Infra V, being named the winner. The court found "flagrant illegitimacy" because contested actions involved the secretary directly. The concession includes a 30-year management plan with significant investments of R$ 6.9 billion in road improvements across 870 km of state and federal highways. The dispute centers on qualification issues following prior concession losses, with the State government yet to formally respond.