RFFSA, the Rede Ferroviária Federal, was the state-owned national railway company of Brazil, created on March 16, 1957 under Federal Law 3.115 to unify and operate 22 previously nationalized railroads into an integrated network across Brazil's south, southeast, central-west and northeast regions. Its freight operations were privatized in stages beginning in 1996, and the company ceased operations on December 7, 1999, with the liquidation formally completed under Federal Law 11.483 by May 31, 2007.
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The Rede Ferroviária Federal, Sociedade Anônima (RFFSA, pronounced as Refesa) (lit. 'Federal Railroad Network, S.A.') was the State-owned national railway company of Brazil created from Brazilian Federal Law #3.115 on March 16, 1957, after several railroads were nationalized by the Brazilian government.
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By 1999, freight service of the railroad was liquidated and privatized, with the passenger service of the railroad liquidations occurring in 2007.
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