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For more information, please review our cookie policy Brazil national team captain Bruno Rezende had a promising debut with new club Taubate Funvic as the 34-year-old setter led the reigning Superliga champions to a comfortable win in their first match of the 2020 Paulista Championship on Friday evening who have won the last six editions of the tournament had an energetic performance to secure a 3-0 (25-13 25-16) victory over Vedacit Guarulhos.  The match was memorable to Rio 2016 Olympic champion Bruno who returned to a Brazilian club after three seasons in Italy where he played for Modena and Cucine Lube Civitanova.  “It felt great to be back in a match after six months,” Bruno said but there’s no other way to have matches right now we were surprisingly consistent in every aspect of the game considering we hadn’t played in a long time but now we keep working to give Taubate another title.” several other players made their debuts for Taubate in the match most noticeably fellow Rio 2016 Olympic champion outside hitter Mauricio Borges The reigning Superliga champions have three other Olympic champions in their roster including outside hitter Douglas Souza and middle blockers Lucas Saatkamp and Mauricio Souza who also appeared on the sidelines managing Taubate for the first time after he was signed to replace Renan Dal Zotto was pleased by the team’s performance in the opening match of the season “I’m very pleased with our performance,” the Argentinean commented but what made me happier tonight was the team’s focus and attitude from the first point to the last It was great to see that in the very first match especially after such a long period of inactivity.” when they face Volei UM Itapetininga in their second match in the Paulista Championship More volleyball from Brazil:Murilo back to old habits with new-look SESIVolleyball returns in Brazil with Paulista Championship The FIVB is the governing body responsible for all forms of Volleyball on a global level 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one stop shop for all relevant information for investors and shareholders Access our financial & share information shareholders' meetings and investors' contacts & presentations Select the agenda platform you whish to add the event on : Alstom Equity Story Universal Registration Document 2023/24 including the annual financial report we value curious and innovative people who are passionate about working together to reinvent mobility where diverse people are offered opportunities to learn with options across functions and geographies global leader in smart and sustainable mobility has celebrated the opening of the expansion of its rolling stock plant in Taubaté in the presence of its CEO and Chairman of the Board employees and municipal and state authorities and celebrated the beginning of a new stage in the company's history in Brazil.  Alstom invested €14 million to expand and modernise the industrial site tripling the plant’s manufacturing footprint to 60,000 m2 The investment is part of the company's growth strategy after the signing of six national and international contracts Production on two projects has already started with work at the factory continuing through to 2028 More than 170 trains (940+ cars) will be produced by Alstom in Taubaté for the cities of São Paulo (Brazil) highlighting the facility's ability to contribute to mobility projects on a global level In addition to investing in the plant to execute current projects the company will gradually hire around 750 professionals in the State of São Paulo between now and March 2023 around 500 professionals are being trained by the National Service for Industrial Learning – SENAI Taubaté – to be able to work directly in the production of projects Henri Poupart-Lafarge highlighted the importance of expanding the plant to increase the company's competitiveness in the markets where it is present whether in Brazil or abroad: “The mobility industry is essential for the world market and for society in general We have been looking for strategic opportunities to continue to grow to support societies as they transition to lower and zero-emission transportation for passengers and freight The expansion of this factory in Brazil is extremely important to reinforcing our position as a global benchmark for innovative and sustainable mobility quality and customer satisfaction in the railway industry.”  Zamalek SC delivered a perfect performance in their opening match at the 2024 IHF Men’s Club World Championship in the third and final match of the first day of this edition of the world club handball flagship competition During the draw for the 2024 IHF Men’s Club World Championship Zamalek SC were the team which could have lamented their luck the most as Handebol Taubaté looked to be the strongest team from Pot 3 which would mean that the Egyptian side had a tougher path towards the semi-finals Zamalek set out to secure the win in the match but the Egyptian side provided one of their best wins in the history of the competition with a flawless defensive display in the first half two of them coming in the first four minutes arguably the most experienced side from Pot 3 of the draw but everything collapsed after Zamalek’s goalkeeper Hendawy had eight saves for an otherworldly 62% saving efficiency The main vector for that gap was a 6:0 run with Zamalek using another 5:1 run to open the 12-goal gap at the break fueled by a fantastic outing from centre back Mohamed Omar three assists and two interceptions to help his side build this gap The Egyptian side continued to press after the break followed by a four-goal unanswered run from Taubaté which had a meagre 31% shooting efficiency in the first half But with Zamalek’s starters getting more and more tired and with a match against Veszprem coming up with the Brazilian side winning the second half by a whopping difference of seven goals That four-goal unanswered run created the buffer needed by Taubaté to keep the gap under control while Hendawy was replaced between the posts by Mahmoud Khalil eventually finishing the match with 16 saves the Egyptian side was slower in the second part it was still Zamalek which clinched the win by the lowest margin in the first day of the IHF Men’s Club World Championship with their outstanding performance in the first half deciding the outcome of the match but questions marks will be raised over their drive and performance in the second part when the Brazilian champions were clearly better Zamalek aim to deliver an even better performance than in this opener Player of the Match: Karim Hendawy (Zamalek SC) EMS Taubate Funvic may not have started the 2020-2021 Brazilian club season on a high as for the first time in seven years the team failed to win the Paulista Championship but they managed to bounce back from the early setback just fine 15-11) victory over 2019 FIVB Men’s Club World Championship silver medallists Sada Cruzeiro Volei the Taubate-based side secured their second title in seven days with their triumph at the 2020 Brazilian Supercup in Campo Grande on Friday The team had won the Trofeu Volei Brasil last week Taubate have now won back-to-back titles in the tournament following their victory in the 2019-2020 season The single-match event reunites the winner of the Brazilian Superliga and the Brazilian Cup in the previous season Middle blocker Mauricio Souza had a prominent role in Taubate’s come-from-behind win as the 32-year-old veteran had a great performance in the match being efficient in offence and from the service line and registering important blocks in key moments of the match “Losing the Paulista Championship was very hard but it brought us together as a team,” the 2.09m-tall Rio 2016 Olympic champion commented “It’s easy to tell we’ve progressed a lot since then Winning these two tournaments against a very strong Sada Cruzeiro team motivates and shows we’re headed in the right direction It’s always difficult and decided by details but there’s nothing better than celebrating a title like this.” Sada Cruzeiro’s opposite and 2019 FIVB World Cup Most Valuable Player Alan Souza led all scorers in the match with 18 points Taubate had to deal with a couple of notable absences as Rio 2016 Olympic champion outside hitter Douglas Souza couldn’t be on the court due to a back issue and Brazil national team captain Bruno Rezende started the match but had to be replaced by veteran setter Rapha Oliveira after he sustained a calf injury “It was another difficult match,” Rapha reacted Even if we defeated them 3-0 in the Trofeu Volei Brasil last week the match was a lot closer than it might have looked We were prepared for a long match and all the players did a fantastic job of helping each other.” Both teams turn their focus now to the Superliga Sada Cruzeiro will be first to debut as the six-time national champions face Vedacit Volei Guarulhos on Sunday Taubate play their first match in the tournament on Tuesday against Azulim Gabarito Uberlandia More volleyball from Brazil:Bruno secures first title with new club Taubate Quick links:FacebookTwitterInstagramYoutube  Following the conclusion of the preliminary round of the 2024 IHF Men’s Club World Championship the two semi-finals of the competition have been determined plus the best second-placed team securing their places in the penultimate act According to the Rules and Regulations of the competition the team that were the best second-placed side The semi-final between Barcelona and Veszprem is scheduled for Tuesday while the match between Magdeburg and Al-Ahly You know we make trains move. Discover how we move the world. At Alstom, we value curious and innovative people who are passionate about working together to reinvent mobility, making it smarter and more sustainable. We are building an agile, inclusive, and responsible culture, where diverse people are offered opportunities to learn, grow and advance in their careers, with options across functions and geographies. Company will export to Chile carshells manufactured in the city September 3, 2018 – Alstom announces the opening of a new production line at Taubaté site, focused on the manufacture of stainless steel carshells for the Santiago Metro, in Chile. The adaptation is part of the resumption of industrial activities in this unit, and also covers the hiring of new employees. To meet this demand, by 2020 the factory will have approximately 120 employees in the administrative and operational areas. In partnership with SENAI (National Industrial Learning Service entity), employees from the operational area were trained during the last quarter and some workers from the Lapa site were transferred to continue the project. "The resumption of the industrial activities in Taubaté site is a very important mark for us all and reinforces our commitment with the country and the region. This site is a modern plant, equipped and prepared to receive railway projects coming from Brazil or any other country in the world, generating employment and bringing development for our region", says Pierre-Emmanuel Bercaire, Managing Director for Alstom Brazil. Since its opening in 2015, Alstom has invested around R$ 50 million (around 12 million of Euros) in Taubaté factory, which has around 16 thousand square meters and was remodeled for four months to receive the new production line. The site is prepared to produce a total of 7 stainless steel carshells per month in one shift. Winning titles has never really been a problem for Brazilian national team captain Bruno Rezende and it didn’t take long for the 34-year-old setter to secure the first one with his new team EMS Taubate Funvic.  The Rio 2016 Olympic champion lifted a trophy in just his second tournament with the team as Taubate defeated 2019 FIVB Volleyball Men’s Club World Championships silver medallists Sada Cruzeiro Volei 3-0 (25-23, 29-27, 25-21) at the Arena do Minas in Belo Horizonte on Saturday to win the first edition of the Trofeu Super Volei.  The winners of the 2018-2019 edition of the Superliga, who have four other Olympic champions on their roster in outside hitter Mauricio Borges and Douglas Souza and middle blockers Lucas Saatkamp and Mauricio Souza, were dominant in the tournament, winning all of their three matches without dropping a single set.  A post shared by Conf. Bras. de Voleibol 🏐 (@cbvolei) who was part of the Cucine Lube Civitanova squad that triumphed at last year’s Club World Championship has won national titles in Brazil and Italy besides continental club crowns in both South America and Europe Pan-American and South American champion with the Brazilian national team.  opposite Felipe Roque and outside hitter Joao Rafael Ferreira also proved their value to Taubate with outstanding offensive performances “Sada Cruzeiro was finding ways to work around our block early on but we were really resilient and determined to handle their aggressiveness,” Bruno commented “We passed well and Felipe and Joao Rafael were really strong at the net We were coming from a rough week and it was great to see the team bounce back in such strong fashion and take our first national title in the season.”  Taubate’s victory in the tournament that precedes the 2020-2021 edition of the country’s Superliga meant even more for the club as it happened one week after they finished second at the Paulista Championship behind Volei Renata Campinas ending a run of six-straight titles in the event.   “Losing the Paulista Championship hurt us a lot,” Joao Rafael “We brought a silver medal into our locker room to remind us of how frustrated we felt last week and we were really determined to win this one Our coaching staff has done a tremendous job and I’m learning a lot from them and my teammates.”  Sada Cruzeiro won’t have to wait long for an opportunity to get payback on Taubate as the teams will clash again next Friday in the Brazilian Supercup Final in Campo Grande.  More volleyball from Brazil:Minas complete comeback to to claim state title Learn how to describe the purpose of the image (opens in a new tab). Leave empty if the image is purely decorative. A 2019 FIVB Volleyball World Cup winner, opposite Felipe Roque was the difference in a very close match and helped EMS Taubate Funvic defeat Fiat Minas 3-2 (25-18, 22-25, 23-25, 25-16, 15-11) on Wednesday and start ahead in the finals of the 2020-2021 Brazilian Men’s Superliga. Also the winners of the 2018-2019 edition of the league, Taubate can secure their second-ever Superliga title on Friday, when the second match of the best-of-three series between the teams will take placec. If needed, a third and final game will be played on Sunday. A post shared by Conf. Bras. de Voleibol 🏐 (@cbvolei) The 2.12m-tall Roque, who spent the last four years with Minas before joining Taubate ahead of the current season, had a strong night, ending the match as its top scorer with 23 points (18 kills, three blocks and two aces). “I always do my best to help the team as much as I can,” the 23-year-old Roque said. “Sometimes it doesn’t happen and at the beginning of the match I thought it would be one of those days, but fortunately things changed. Now we need to keep our focus and prepare for the second match.” Roque counted on some help from a handful of his national team teammates as outside hitter Douglas Souza scored 14 points (12 kills, two blocks) while middle blockers Mauricio Souza and Lucas Saatkamp added 13 (eight kills, five blocks) and 12 (ten kills, two blocks), respectively. A post shared by Conf. Bras. de Voleibol 🏐 (@cbvolei) Douglas received the player of the match award but handed the trophy to Roque in acknowledgment of his great performance “He’s been playing really well and today he was instrumental in our victory and deserved the award,” the outside hitter said I think the most important thing we did was serving well We kept them under pressure and made the game a little bit easier for our blockers Our defensive system worked and we limited their best offensive pieces.” Cuban opposite Yadrian Escobar and outside hitter Henrique Honorato were the top scorers for Minas with 16 points each Argentinean outside hitter Nicolas Lazo and middle blocker Gustavo ‘Gustavao’ Bonatto also reached double digits with 11 and ten points Captain and setter William Arjona was disappointed with the final result but also managed to see positives in his team’s performance “It’s difficult to explain why we didn’t win the match,” the Rio 2016 Olympic champion said we came out of a difficult situation to take the lead but unfortunately we couldn’t keep the same rhythm until the end.” More Volleyball from Brazil:Garay announces baby break after Tokyo an Argentinian side will feature at the IHF Men’s Super Globe after San Fernando HB delivered a huge shock at the 2023 South and Central American Championship clinching the title in the the final against favourites Handebol Taubaté in the first-ever edition of the South and Central American Championship after securing the third place in the 2022 edition when they lost against Taubaté by the same scoreline San Fernando HB secured two wins in the preliminary round extended their winning streak against Brazilian side Handebol Cascavel Making the debut in the IHF Men’s Super Globe will surely be a huge achievement for San Fernando HB a team which is composed 100% of Argentinian players ready to make their mark in such an important competition after the national team has been a constant presence at the IHF Men’s World Championship including the Fernandez brothers – Federico and Juan Pablo – have represented Argentina at the IHF Men’s World Championship in the past editions who will also bring their grit and no-nonsense attitude in the squad the truth is that it is difficult for me to say it in words because we wanted it so much we wanted it so much and to be able to achieve it is something truly beautiful,” said Federico Fernandez after the win against Taubate that joy will translate into responsibility as the Argentinian side will need to keep the performance at a high level after the Brazilian sides which represented South and Central America over the previous editions of the IHF Men’s Super Globe have never finished lower than the eighth position Qualification for 2023 IHF Men’s Super Globe: 2023 South and Central American Championship: Winners Group at 2023 IHF Men’s Super Globe: Group B (Kuwait SC By continuing to browse ihf.info, you agree to our terms of use , privacy policy and the use of cookies. For more information, please review our cookie policy. The title of the 2020-2021 Brazilian Men’s Volleyball Superliga will go to either EMS Taubate Funvic or Fiat Minas after the two clubs prevailed in their semifinal series and advanced to the finals of the league, which will take place at the Brazilian Federation training facility in Saquarema. Taubate and Minas both entered the second leg of their best-of-three semifinal series against Volei Renata and Volei UM Itapetininga respectively with a 1-0 advantage, and secured their spots in the finals with a second win on Saturday. Superliga winners in the 2018-2019 season, Taubate advanced to their third final in club history following a 3-0 (31-29, 25-13, 25-19) victory against Volei Renata. The team were unstoppable from the service line, registering nine aces in the match against only two from their opponents. A post shared by Conf. Bras. de Voleibol 🏐 (@cbvolei) Head coach Javier Weber got good production from the Brazilian national members who play for the team as outside hitter Douglas Souza and opposite Felipe Roque scored 18 points each while middle blocker Lucas Saatkamp added 11 All three were part of Brazil’s roster that triumphed at the 2019 FIVB Volleyball World Cup as were four of their teammates in setter Bruno Rezende outside hitter Mauricio Borges and libero Thales Hoss “The first set was really close but after that we found our rhythm in serving and our side out game improved too,” said Rio 2016 Olympic champion Douglas who received the player of the match award “It will be even more difficult against Minas as they have great passers and a fantastic setter in William (Arjona) and we’ll need to serve even better I’m happy that we’ve been playing better in the final stages of the season.” Volei Renata’s top scorers were 37-year-old opposite Leandro Vissotto a 2010 FIVB Volleyball World Championship gold medalist and 25-year-old outside hitter Gabriel Vaccari who’s expected to be part of the Brazilian roster for the 2021 FIVB Volleyball Nations League One of the most respected clubs in the county, Minas return to the Superliga final for the first time in 12 years after the Belo Horizonte team secured a 3-0 (33-31, 25-22, 25-21) win against Itapetininga, who had eliminated three-time FIVB Volleyball Men’s Club World Championship winners Sada Cruzeiro Volei in the quarterfinals. 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Bras. de Voleibol 🏐 (@cbvolei) Minas have won four editions of the Superliga (1999-2000 2001-2002 and 2006-2007) as well as five other national titles in tournaments that preceded the league Cuban opposite Yadrian Escobar carried Minas to triumph against Itapetininga as he scored 22 points to take home the player of the match award Middle blocker Matheus Pinta and outside hitter Henrique Honorato who could both be called up for the Brazilian national team in the next few weeks also scored in double digits with 11 and ten points “We’re so excited we have won this match,” Escobar commented “We prepared during the entire season to make it to the finals and I feel like we really deserved it because of how hard we worked and how focused we were against every opponent Now it’s time we prepare to tin the finals too.” Former Brazilian national team opposite Renan Buiatti was Itapetininga’s leading scorer in the match with 22 points The finals are expected to start on Wednesday and will also be played in a best-of-three series More volleyball from Brazil:MVP Thaisa leads Minas to Superliga title Main Photo: Alexandre Loureiro/Inovafoto/CBV Youtube  hearts and garages of Brazilians since 1953 Volkswagen is the largest automobile producer in Brazil with more than 25,8 million vehicles manufactured and the largest exporter of Brazilian automotive sector Volkswagen Brazil offers a complete portfolio of vehicles that stand out for their safety in São Bernardo do Campo (São Paulo state) Virtus and Saveiro are produced; Taubaté (SP) where Tera and Polo takes place; São José dos Pinhais (Paraná state) Volkswagen Brazil also has a Parts and Accessories Center in Vinhedo (SP) and 473 dealerships the company permanently invests in sustainable mobility connectivity and digitalization as strategic topics 1.4L TSI EA111 (After Sales): Rumpf Motor 1.6L MPI The Volkswagen Newsroom is an open platform and offers comprehensive search options to all users If you would like to be kept informed about our press releases you can also subscribe to our media information newsletter The specified fuel consumption and emission data does not refer to a single vehicle and is not part of the offer but is only intended for comparison between different types of vehicles Additional equipment and accessories (additional components etc.) can alter relevant vehicle parameters such as weight CO2 emissions and driving performance values in addition to weather and traffic conditions and individual driving behavior The company invested €14m for the expansion and modernisation of the site Alstom has opened an expanded rolling stock facility at Taubaté in the State of São Paulo To triple the plant’s manufacturing footprint to 60,000m2 the company invested €14m for the expansion and modernisation of the site The investment also supported expanding housing production and training areas and adding new office space Following the signing of six national and international contracts the company has invested in the expansion project With work at the factory continuing through 2028 production on two projects has already commenced Alstom will use the Taubaté facility for the production of more than 170 trains or 940 cars Don’t let policy changes catch you off guard Stay proactive with real-time data and expert analysis These trains will be supplied to the cities of São Paulo in Brazil the firm intends to recruit around 750 professionals in the State of São Paulo by March next year of which 700 employees will be allocated for the Taubaté site Alstom CEO and board chairman Henri Poupart-Lafarge said: “We have been looking for strategic opportunities to continue to grow to support societies as they transition to lower and zero-emission transportation for passengers and freight “The expansion of this factory in Brazil is extremely important to reinforcing our position as a global benchmark for innovative and sustainable mobility and customer satisfaction in the railway industry.” which is a centre of excellence for the production of stainless steel cars The site already produced 32 Citadis trams for Rio de Janeiro city in Brazil Last month, Alstom announced that it installed a new aluminium welding line at its Wroclaw rolling stock site in Poland Nominations are now open for the prestigious Railway Technology Excellence Awards - one of the industry's most recognised programmes celebrating innovation This is your chance to showcase your achievements Don't miss the opportunity to be honoured among the best - submit your nomination today Give your business an edge with our leading industry insights View all newsletters from across the GlobalData Media network A three-day tournament hosted by the Brazilian city of Taubaté helped the South and Central America Handball Confederation (SCAHC) decide its representative for the 2021 IHF Men’s Super Globe which will be hosted in Saudi Arabia between 5 and 9 October but everything was decided in the last match of the tournament Pinheiros took a 36:17 win against Olimpia while Taubaté had little trouble against national rivals Nacional The favourites continued their march on the second day of the tournament while Pinheiros took a 43:32 win against Nacional A draw would have been enough to proceed to the 2021 IHF Men’s Super Globe for Taubaté the team that had represented the SCAHC in the last two editions of the competitions Pinheiros started the game better and took a narrow 13:12 lead at the break Pinheiros stayed true to their course and shocked the favourites with a 27:26 win registering a superb win on Taubaté’s home court Pinheiros’ last presence at the IHF Men’s Super Globe came in 2017 when they lost against Füchse Berlin 31:33 in the quarter-finals taking the fifth place after a 32:26 win against Sydney and a 32:29 win against Tunisian side Espérance Sportive de Tunis Olimpia’s Guilherme Fernandes was the top scorer of the competition despite his team scoring the lowest number of goals in the competition Pinheiros’ Caue Ceccon Baptista scored 14 goals as many as Taubaté’s Leandro Alves Monte de Silva South and Central America Club Championship results: EC Pinheiros join reigning IHF Men’s Super Globe reigning champions Barça two clubs representing the host country – Alwehda and Alnour – EHF Champions League Men finalists Aalborg Håndbold and wild card team SC Magdeburg at the 2021 event in Saudi Arabia For more information about the tournament, visit the South and Central America Handball Confederation Facebook page The big news is the closure of the Camaçari Taubaté and Troller plants in Brazil Main production at the Camaçari and Taubaté plants will “cease immediately,” although some parts production will continue for a few months to build up inventories for aftermarket sales The Troller plant in Horizonte will close in the fourth quarter and the moves mean the company will no longer sell the EcoSport Also Read: Ford’s Troller T4 Off-Roader Refreshed For 2020, Remains A Brazil-Only Affair Ford didn’t say how many jobs will be affected but the Camaçari plant employed approximately 4,600 people roughly 1,370 people worked at the Taubaté engine plant The move is pretty drastic, but Ford noted the “COVID-19 pandemic amplifies persistent industry idle capacity and slow sales that have resulted in years of significant losses.” The automaker also said they’re not abandoning Brazil as they will maintain their product development center in Bahia proving ground in Tatuí as well as their regional headquarters in São Paulo In a statement, Ford CEO Jim Farley said “With more than a century in South America and Brazil actions to create a healthy and sustainable business.” He added asset-light business model by ceasing production in Brazil and serving customers with some of the best and most exciting vehicles in our global portfolio.” Speaking of the latter, Ford said Brazil will receive the Bronco and Mustang Mach 1 as well as the new Transit and Ranger pickup Ford went on to say they’re planning to “accelerate the introduction of several new connected and electrified models.” Ford is taking a roughly $4.1 (£3.0 / €3.3) billion hit from the move including around $2.5 (£1.8 / €2.0) billion in cash that will be used for separation termination and settlement agreements as well as other payments Ford announced on January 11 that it will end its production of cars in Brazil shutting down its three plants in the cities of Camaçari But tens of thousands more jobs are directly associated with its production chain the global automotive industry is undergoing a transformation process driven by new and emerging technologies in connected services with consumer demands and regulatory items reshaping the market.” a massive destruction of jobs and wage cuts globally being enacted by Ford and the entire auto industry The latest wave of job and cost cuts began several years ago escalating in 2018 and 2019 with a major downturn in the auto industry already then on the horizon Ford announced a worldwide restructuring aimed at a multibillion-dollar reduction in costs “The goal is to streamline the organization It will mean a reduction in workforce,” explained Mark Truby the company’s vice president of global communications the company fired 7,000 white-collar workers and laid off 12,000 workers as it closed five European plants 3,000 direct employees and 1,500 outsourced workers were laid off not to mention the approximately 20,000 workers at the related auto parts plants The slashing of jobs being promoted now by Ford follows thousands of other layoffs in Brazil’s auto industry that occurred last year Last December, Mercedes-Benz announced that it would shut down its car production in Brazil, firing the 370 workers at its luxury vehicle plant. Renault-Nissan slashed more than 1,000 jobs in 2020, and Volkswagen announced that it would cut one third of its workforce having opened on Monday a voluntary layoff program for this purpose Ford’s announcement of the closure of its plants was answered by workers with protests contract and outsourced workers from the Ford Northeast Industrial Complex in Camaçari demonstrated at the factory gates demanding to keep their jobs A new protest was held the next day in front of the Legislative Assembly of Bahia (Alba) where representatives of the Camaçari Metalworkers Union met with Alba President Nelson Leal where Ford produces engines and transmissions Workers voted to set a vigil to block both people and materials from entering and exiting the factory for an indefinite period already preparing a betrayal of the workers’ resistance to job cuts and the closure of plants linked to the CTB union federation and the Maoist Communist Party of Brazil (PCdoB) According to the president of the union and PCdoB activist Júlio Bonfim: “[The] way out so that thousands of workers don’t lose their jobs .. [is] the construction of an auto parts industrial park .. or either the arrival of another automaker [that] can guarantee jobs the intense flow in the economy of the Metropolitan Region [of Salvador].” This corporatist vision is the same advocated by the governor of Bahia whom Bonfim is joining in a “working group,” which “is looking for companies interested in investing in the industrial park where Ford Camaçari’s headquarters used to be considered the largest automotive plant in South America.” The Metalworkers Union of Taubaté and Region (Sindmetau) linked to the CUT union federation and the PT is working to divert the Ford workers’ struggle through empty demands to the state were mobilized to participate in a meeting held Wednesday on Sindmetau The main measure adopted at this meeting was “the holding of a public hearing in the Legislative Assembly of São Paulo,” advocated by PT state congressman Teonilio Barba who declared that “the intention is to seek greater involvement of the state government.” The CUT’s president also declared: “All pressure is needed at this time The country is deindustrializing because the government is encouraging deindustrialization.” The unions and parties like the PT and PCdoB as they work to divert workers’ opposition into safe channels within the bourgeois state seek to establish an opposition to the administration of Brazil’s fascistic President Jair Bolsonaro’s that is based on the reactionary interests of Brazilian national capitalism Speaking to his supporters outside the government palace on Tuesday “I’m sorry for 5,000 jobs lost,” but “Ford has failed to tell the truth.” According to him “They want subsidies.” “Do you want to keep giving them 20 billion [reais] as you have done in recent years?” he said in reference to the incentives paid by the Brazilian government to Ford since 1999 (equivalent to US$ 3.85 billion) the president of the National Association of Motor Vehicle Manufacturers (Anfavea) declared that these subsidies would have functioned as “a way to correct the distortions of the Brazilian tax system,” according to O Globo “We have been pointing for years to measures that need to be taken to improve competitiveness in Brazil,” said Moraes This consists mainly of a pro-capitalist tax reform Anfavea’s arguments are not in any way different from those of unions and bourgeois nationalist parties like the PT and PCdoB The CUT and other union federations for years have advanced as their fundamental program the creation of tax incentives for companies They criticize the governments that succeeded the PT in power for not having an “auto program” to stimulate competitiveness for production in Brazil the PT’s Governor Rui Costa declared in a note on Ford’s closure: “Unfortunately there are hundreds of industries that are closing since we have a country that does not take care of its economy does not guarantee institutional security to its investors and does not make the necessary reforms—including the tax [reform] that we need so badly.” While fighting for the competitiveness of Brazilian capitalism the unions are employing against Ford workers today the same methods they used to suppress resistance to the closing of the São Bernardo do Campo plant in 2019 did everything to wear out a 42-day strike isolating the workers locally and preventing independent actions It ended up signing an agreement that accepted the closing of the plant The union then acted in practice as the representative of a business group interested in buying the plant negotiating bank loans for the group and offering low wages to attract its investments Ford workers urgently need to take the reins of this struggle and lead it in another direction It is necessary to break with the corporatist unions forming independent rank-and-file committees to unify the struggle among all the plants and with the working class as a whole It is also of fundamental importance to overcome the capitalist and nationalist perspective defended by the unions Against the malign global restructuring plans of the transnational auto corporations workers must advance their own strategy of a globally unified struggle which is fought for by the World Socialist Web Site and the International Committee of the Fourth International Graziella do Couto RibeiroComplete reconstruction of T on display in the city of TaubatéGraziella do Couto Ribeiro Taubatherium paulacoutoi lived 23 to 24 million years ago in the area now occupied by the Tremembé Formation in the Taubaté Basin on the São Paulo State side of the Paraíba Valley The now-extinct mammal was thoroughly studied by paleontologist Graziella do Couto Ribeiro while pursuing her doctorate defended in September 2015 at the Biosciences Institute of the University of São Paulo (IB-USP) Based on an analysis of 490 teeth and bones from several specimens of the species whose fossils were first discovered in the 1970s by paleontologist Herculano Alvarenga Ribeiro completed an anatomic and comparative description of the animal’s skeleton which belonged to the extinct ungulate family Leontiniidae was approximately 1.80 meter long and 80 centimeters tall This means that its body size and weight made it comparable to modern species of equids (horses “These characteristics support the hypothesis that it was a herbivore of gregarious habits living in herds at the edge of a paleolake,” says the researcher The study also permitted the first reconstruction of a complete skeleton of the species now on display at the Taubaté Museum of Natural History (MHNT) founded and chaired by Alvarenga and where Ribeiro works as a researcher paulacoutoi is part of the extinct mammal fauna of the Taubaté Basin which included a number of endemic species © Revista Pesquisa FAPESP - All rights reserved By 2023-12-12T11:00:00+00:00 Alstom is building 36 Series 8900 eight-car trainsets for São Paulo suburban rail lines 8 and 9 at its Taubaté factory. Photos: Alstom The 15·3 km São Paulo metro Line 6 is under construction between Brasilândia in the northwest and São Joaquim on Line 1. Boccaccio says that Alstom has a contract with project promoter Linha Universidade, a joint venture of Acciona (47%), Societe Generale (39·7%), Stoa (12.3%) and Transdev (1%) which is responsible for construction and operation of the line The Line 6 contract is the latest order to be fuflfiled at Taubaté plant in São Paulo state Boccaccio is upbeat about the site’s future prospects and 1 500 employees are now on the payroll there President of Alstom Brazil & Senior Vice-President for Latin America ‘We hired 900 employees at our factory in 2021 when we saw investments restarting’ ‘Besides the São Paulo metro Line 6 trainsets we have been awarded contracts in the past two years to supply 19 monorail trainsets for Line 15 and contracts to automate Line 1 and the future Line 2 of the Belo Horizonte metro.’ Boccaccio also notes that tenders for the São Paulo – Campinas inter-city passenger project are now scheduled to be called on February 29 The Taubaté factory has six rolling stock on its books at the end of 2023 and EMUs for the city’s suburban rail lines 8 and 9 The four export orders are 29 four-car metro trainsets for the Phase 2 of the Taipei Circular Line; 16 four-car trainsets for the extension of Taipei Line 7; 13 six-car trainsets for București metro Line 5, and 37 five-car trainsets for Santiago’s metro Line 7, construction of which is now underway Visualisation of Santiago metro Line 7 trainsets ‘The three markets that we see the most potential in Latin America are Brazil ‘But we also have a factory in Sahagún in Mexico that serves the local and the North American market which we inherited with the acquisition of Bombardier ‘I am less optimistic about the Argentinian market We are also looking at the call for tenders that Buenos Aires metro authority SBASE is just launching for the purchase of new trainsets But I see the current Argentine economic situation as a bigger risk it’s not yet clear if these projects will be able to get financing’ BRAZIL: Construction started on Belo Horizonte’s second metro line on September 16 with a ceremony organised by metro operating concessionaire Metrô BH and the Minas Gerais state government The 10·5 km metro Line 2 will link Nova Suíça on Line 1 with Barreiro in the .. 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