The municipal bus system in the city of Rio de Janeiro will now accept payments via Pix, in addition to debit and credit cards. According to the Municipal Department of Transport, collectives will no longer accept cash from the 30th of this month.
According to the folder, was implemented to increase safety on buses, end dual roles for drivers, reduce fraud, increase transparency in the use of public subsidies and speed up passenger boarding.
Despite the change, will not be completely discarded, as cash payments will continue to be available for purchasing and recharging cards.
Cash top-ups will continue to be made at Jaé self-service machines (ATMs), at accredited points spread across the city and at the ticket offices of the BRT terminals.
Furthermore, from next Tuesday (26th), the single green card, charged for a single trip, It will be available for purchase in cash at 700 newsstands in the city.
Other details of the operation will be released by Mayor Eduardo Cavaliere, at a press conference, on Monday (25), at 8 am, at the Operations and Resilience Center (COR).
MPRJ investigation
The Public Ministry of Rio de Janeiro on May 15 to investigate Rio City Hall’s decision to end cash payments for tickets on municipal buses.
The MPRJ requested that the Secretariat clarify the technical and administrative reasons that supported the measure. The agency also asked for information about the existence of alternatives for users without access to digital media.
Under the supervision of Manuella Dal Mas*
