The article aims to present the geographical (political and
economic) importance of Mato Grosso do Sul (MS) for the
connection of Brazil with its South American neighbors
and particularly in the construction of Bioceanic Corridors.
Thus, in addition to being a geopolitical platform (for
projecting influence), it is argued that MS has enormous
productive and logistical potential within the scope of
South American integration. Still, with the objective of
contributing to public policies, a mapping of the main
infrastructure projects that can improve the integration of
the MS with neighboring countries is presented. It’s given
an emphasis to those that are part of the bioceanic road
corridor, and how these projects should be viewed from
a broader set and structuring of projects and investments,
notably those of a multimodal nature. For this reason,
it’s also presented some relevant rail and river transport
projects – waterways and ports – even North-South
sense. The methodology used involves the bibliographic
review of authors of Brazilian geopolitics, databases and
documents on South American physical integration,
especially from UNASUR and IIRSA, documents from
government agencies (BNDES, for example), and news
published by the government of Mato Grosso do Sul or
by the local press.
