UPDATE 1-Brazil telecom firms to bid soon for TIM after Portuguese deal -source
January 23, 2015 at 08:54 AM EST
RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan 23 (Reuters) - A group of Brazilian telecommunications companies is ready to make a bid for wireless carrier TIM Participações SA in the short term, a source with knowledge of the situation told Reuters, after Oi SA secured shareholder approval for the sale of its Portuguese assets.