Brasília, August 1, 2003 (Agência Brasil - ABr) - The National Forum of Secretaries of Transportation, which met yesterday in Brasília, concluded that the government will have to invest up to R$ 35 billion over the next four years to recuperate the country's federal highways. According to the president of the Forum, the secretary of Transportation and Public Works of Minas Gerais, Agostinho Patrús, studies by the Ministry of Transportation and the state secretariats indicate that the condition of the majority of the highways is very poor or poor. (DAS)