PORT AUTHORITY OF SANTOS AS A AUTARKHY UNDER SPECIAL REGIME Rafael Alves Pedrosa, Cíntia Rodriguez Vaz, Caio Rodriguez Amorim

Abstract

The theme proposed for this work is premised on the hypothesis of changing the legal nature of the Santos Port Authority, so that it ceases to be a public company and becomes an agency under a special regime.The study of the aforementioned possibility has as its central core the analysis of a possible guarantee for the management of the Port, without the instability generated by changes of government and possible discontinuities in the development and modernization projects of the port area. Historically, until 1980, the Port of Santos was operated by the extinct Companhia Docas de Santos, a private company that obtained the concession to explore the Port. With the end of the concession, the administration of the Port returns to the Federal Government and for its management, Companhia Docas do Estado de São Paulo – CODESP was created, with the legal nature of a mixed-capital company. During this period, the company had as one of its objectives the commercial exploration of the Port of Santos. Over the years there was a great need for expansion of the Port so that market demands could be met and consequently, an advance in the country's economy. Within this context, there were some legislative changes. In 2018, it stopped being a mixed-capital company to be a private company and in 2019 its name was changed from Companhia Docas do Estado de São Paulo to Port Authority of Santos, with an emphasis on managing the public infrastructure of the Port of Santos.