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Brazil's freight minimum law tightens enforcement and penalties

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva signed Law No. 15.485, establishing a mandatory minimum freight rate for road cargo transport in Brazil. The law makes the Código Identificador da Operação de Transporte (CIOT) compulsory for every freight operation, allowing the Agência Nacional de Transportes Terrestres (ANTT) to block trips that do not meet the floor. ANTT must update the freight‑minimum table within three business days whenever diesel prices move more than 5 %, and the new methodology considers distance, vehicle characteristics and cargo type. Penalties for contracting freight below the floor include fines up to R$ 1 million, suspension and possible cancellation of the carrier’s registration, as well as indemnity of up to twice the shortfall. The president vetoed provisions that would have granted amnesty for 2022 road blockades and removed a proposed R$ 5,000 monthly driver‑salary floor. The law also extends the stricter rules to intermediaries and digital platforms that arrange freight contracts. Agribusiness groups warn the tighter rules could raise logistics costs for producers of grains, coffee, sugarcane, meat, milk and vegetables.

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Agência Nacional de Transportes Terrestres (ANTT) · Brazilian Congress · Brazilian agribusiness sector · Brazilian road cargo transport sector · Brazilian road freight sector · Brazilian transport sector · Child‑protection digital crime law · Confederação Nacional dos Transportadores Autônomos (CNTA) · Código Identificador da Operação de Transporte (CIOT) · FGTS Caixa Hospitais programme · Law No. 15.485 · Law No. 15.485 (Freight Minimum Law)

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