O federal government no longer sees space on the 2026 agenda to move forward with zero fare for public transportaccording to the investigation of CNN. The short time of the election year and the emergence of new concerns were decisive for the evaluation of the president’s surroundings Lula (PT).
The Presidency’s perception is that the agenda is congested, occupied by topics of higher priority, such as reduction of working hoursmeasures to contain the population debta security PEC and even a possible review of the “blouse fee“.
The decision was taken to take zero tariffs to the 2026 electoral debate. CNNPresident Lula will propose in his government program the “Public Transport SUS”, which will provide a , in order to make zero tariffs viable.
The is assessed as more complex than the other economic issues on the agenda, not least due to the high fiscal cost involved. Estimates indicate that the measure could cost more than R$80 billion to public coffers.
Government officials indicate that implementing the measure requires a broad change in the financing model and other incentive mechanisms for the sector — which would justify calling it the “Single System”.
In the Legislature, the president of the Chamber of Deputies, Hugo Motta (Republicanos-PB), to the topic and state that they would install a subcommittee in the House to deal with possible sources of financing. Now, Planalto no longer sees enough time to conclude the discussions.
