From Monday (6) the fare will go from R$4.40 to R$5
The decision was made to maintain the increase in bus fares in the capital, which will go from R$4.40 to R$5 from next Monday (6). Judge Bruno Luiz Cassiolato rejected the request to suspend the adjustment, which had been requested by PSOL parliamentarians. They argued that the Municipal Transport and Traffic Council (CMTT) meeting, which approved the increase, did not follow proper procedures. The judge stated that the meeting was called well in advance and that civil society participated in the process. He also mentioned that technical reports were presented to justify the need for the tariff increase. However, the proposal still needs to be approved by the City Council to become effective.
Representative Luciene Cavalcante expressed her intention to appeal the court decision, claiming that the information provided by the city hall is not sufficient to support the increase. On the other hand, Mayor Ricardo Nunes defended the measure, highlighting that the fare had not been readjusted since January 2020 and that the proposed increase is lower than the inflation accumulated in the period, which, according to him, would indicate a value of R$5.82 . CMTT members expressed dissatisfaction with the increase, questioning the lack of information about improvements to the transport service, such as the acquisition of new buses and an increase in travel frequency. The justification presented by SPTrans for the adjustment was considered merely economic, without concrete promises of improvements in the quality of public transport.
Published by Sarah Paula
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