Greater Manaus is home to one of the most modern industrial centers of Latin America.

288/1967, was conceived as a free import and export trade area with special tax incentives.

Today, around fifty years after it was founded, the Manaus Free Trade Zone represents a virtuous Brazilian government development model that has managed to make a socio-economic base in the Amazon region feasible, promote the better productive and social integration of the region with the rest of Brazil, and guarantee national sovereignty over its borders.

During its historical evolution, the Manaus Free Trade Zone has enabled three economic hubs to be developed: industrial, commercial and agricultural.

The first of these, represented by the Manaus Industrial Sector (PIM), is considered to be the foundation stone that sustains the model.