The Binational Bridge between Brazil and Bolivia will begin construction after a 122-year wait, as highlighted by Bolivian authorities. This follows the joint management of the leaders Luis Arce and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. The announcement followed a meeting in Porto Velho with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, where both leaders reaffirmed their. SYSTRA IBT Role: Planning, Construction Engineering, and Construction. In partnership with Engineers in Action, SYSTRA International Bridge Technologies, and PCL Construction planned and built a 55-meter (180-foot) suspended footbridge over the Río Sapse, connecting remote villages located high in. Working with the nonprofit Engineers in Action, the local municipality, and members of the local community to design and build a suspended pedestrian bridge across a river, which will provide safe year-round access to education, health, and economic opportunities for a rural Bolivian community. This article is adapted from AQ' s special report on trends to watch in Latin America in 2025 In some towns on the border between Brazil and Bolivia. The Wilson Pinheiro Binational Bridge (Spanish: Puente de la Amistad, Portuguese: Ponte Binacional Wilson Pinheiro) is a cable-stayed bridge that links the Bolivian city of Cobija, in the Pando Department, with the Brazilian city of Brasileia, in the state of Acre.
