São Paulo Court Halts Acciona's R$2.4 Billion Roberto Marinho Project Contract

Overview

• The São Paulo Court of Justice granted a preliminary injunction suspending the Roberto Marinho corridor contract awarded to Acciona.
• Relator Nogueira Diefenthäler ordered the freeze on January 23 pending a ruling on substantive issues raised in the case.
• The action was filed by Álya/Consórcio Expresso Roma, which was disqualified after initially leading with a R$1.8 billion bid it says complied with the edital and undercut Acciona by about R$300 million.
• The city confirmed Acciona as winner in the January 14 official gazette after administrative appeals overturned earlier rankings, while officials argue Álya omitted required viaducts and macrodrenagem.
• The project would extend Avenida Jornalista Roberto Marinho 3.7 km to the Rodovia dos Imigrantes with three viaducts, a 460‑meter tunnel, a motorcycle lane, a two‑kilometer bike path, and a linear park, and the contract remains on hold awaiting further court review.