Correios closes 11 branches in RS Ariéli Ziegler/RBS Agency Correios closed 11 branches in Rio Grande do Sul between the end of May and the beginning of June this year. According to the state-owned company, the measure is part of a restructuring plan following a financial crisis that caused billions in losses. 📲 Access the g1 RS channel on WhatsApp Activities were closed at four units in Porto Alegre, two in Caxias do Sul and one in Gramado. The company also closed branches in Rio Grande, Triunfo, São Leopoldo and Derrubadas. In a note, Correios states that the activities and teams of the deactivated agencies were absorbed by other units in June. The state-owned company guarantees that the parcel and correspondence delivery service remains normal. To maintain coverage, Correios signed partnerships with city halls and businesses. The objective is to implement new modalities, such as Correios Essencial and the Collection Point. You can check available locations on the institution's website. Now on g1 Despite the guarantees, residents of the impacted regions show dissatisfaction. The Rio Grande do Sul Postal and Telegraph Workers Union (Sintect-RS) states that other units may be closed. The state-owned company says that the readjustment of the network remains under analysis, but denies any closures for the coming weeks. The company is facing a serious financial crisis, with negative results since the end of 2022. The balance sheet for the first quarter of 2026 shows a loss of R$3.1 billion. In 2025, accumulated losses reached R$8.5 billion. To reverse the situation, the state-owned company announced an accounting plan at the end of 2025. The strategy includes a loan of R$12 billion from the National Treasury and the closure of one thousand of its approximately 6 thousand own branches in Brazil. The project also focuses on revenue diversification, with the expansion of digital and financial services. The company plans to sell underutilized properties to maximize cash, in addition to technological modernization of logistics and employee training. Post Office Positioning "The optimization of the service network across the country is one of the actions foreseen in the Correios Restructuring Plan. The objective is to ensure the continuity of postal services with efficiency and quality, promoting operational integration and financial sustainability. In Rio Grande do Sul, the activities and teams of 11 Post Office agencies began to be absorbed by other units this June in Porto Alegre, Caxias do Sul, Gramado, Rio Grande, Triunfo, São Leopoldo and Derrubadas. In Porto Alegre alone, for example, there are more than 35 state-owned service points that continue to serve the population. In Caxias, 6 branches continue to operate in the city, in addition to units in districts in the interior of the municipality. Throughout the state, there are more than 700 postal service points. You can check the nearest available agencies on the website: Buscaagencia.correios.com.br. The company has also been establishing partnerships with city halls and commercial establishments to implement new service modalities, such as Correios Essencial and Ponto de Coleta. In this context, the need to readapt the service network remains under analysis with a focus on ensuring the maintenance of service to the population. Parcel and correspondence delivery services continue as normal. The Restructuring Plan also focuses on revenue diversification, with an emphasis on expanding digital and financial services, and continuing to divest underutilized real estate assets to maximize cash. The state-owned company will also intensify the technological modernization of its logistics network and the training of its workforce, aiming at the definitive transformation of Correios into a modern, agile service platform integrated with the digital economy, at the service of the country." VIDEOS: Everything about RS