Rio de Janeiro suburban rail operator SuperVia has begun dynamic testing of the first of 34 new emus from CNR Changchun, China, eight of which will enter service by next month. 

USIMINAS Mechanica, Brazil, has agreed to build a second wagon manufacturing plant in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais as the company aims to tap into Brazil's expected need to buy 4500 wagons per year.

Bidding has begun for the contract to build the city's Reais 1.2bn ($US 683m) light rail network, which is due to open in time for the 2014 Soccer World Cup, which Brazil is hosting.

BRAZILIAN company Holemaker-Brastan has unveiled a new Android application for track inspection that uses a smartphone to capture and transmit data and images.

BRAZIL's National Land Transport Agency (ANTT) has begun discussions with the country's freight railways on the possibility of introducing a new concessioning model.