In six days, more than a million people requested driver’s licenses through the platform

In just six days, more than a million people requested the opening of the process to obtain the via the platform, according to data from the National Traffic Secretariat (Senatran). . The Ministry of Transport expects that the new model will reduce the cost of obtaining the document by up to 80%.

in the government app, all theoretical content, with no minimum workload required. According to the government, the initiative aims to modernize and make the process of obtaining a driver’s license cheaper, in addition to making it easier for those already licensed to renew their licenses.

The new policy also creates the possibility of automatic and free renewal of the driver’s license for the so-called “good driver”. The benefit will be granted to drivers who have not committed infractions in the last 12 months and who are registered in the National Positive Driver Registry.

With the relaxation of requirements established by the new standard of the National Traffic Council (Contran), 57.1 thousand people are in the process of training in the independent instructors course. Among them, more than 32 thousand have already received the certificate, which allows them to act independently, without a mandatory link with a driving school.

The driver training course has been the most popular among users. With classes in the form of texts, podcasts and videos, including simulations and a question bank, the course attracted 823.3 thousand people at the time of reporting, with more than 280 thousand having already completed the training, with a certificate for the theoretical phase.

The candidate will be able to use a private vehicle and opt for classes with an independent instructor accredited by Detran, while the minimum number of practical classes has been reduced from 20 to two hours, carried out in a driving school or with an independent instructor.