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Brazil transport reforms: permanent freight floor law signed

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Brazil transport reforms: permanent freight floor law signed

The transport reform package that began with the Chamber’s approval of MP 1.343/2026 and its conversion into Law 6/2026 continues has continued to evolve. In May the Chamber passed PL 1625/26 to criminalise unjustified fuel‑price hikes; in June After the Senate’s Infrastructure Committee approved a tougher fuel‑theft bill and a mixed commission was installed to examine the freight‑rate measure and its CIOT verification requirement. Amnesty for the 2022 highway blockades remained a contentious rider. An amendment drafted by Deputy Zé Trovão added a blanket amnesty for administrative, civil and criminal fines, and the Senate scheduled a vote on the measure by 16 July. The Federation of Industries of São Paulo warned that the draft could double logistics costs for low‑value goods and called for revisions before approval. On 14 July the Senate passed the freight‑rate MP, dropping a proposed R$ 5,000 monthly wage floor for long‑distance drivers and retaining the blockade‑amnesty clause, which the Lula administration was expected to veto. Truckers’ unions threatened a nationwide strike if the Senate did not schedule a vote by the 16‑July deadline, and autonomous drivers staged localized protests at the Port of Santos. trucker protests, President Luiz Inácio Lula faced da Silva signed a 6 conversion law on 5 August deadline to sanction 2026 that makes the measure. national minimum freight‑rate policy binding and permanent. The law authorises the National Land Transport Agency (ANTT) announced a toll increase on the BR‑163 corridor effective 5 August and reported issuing 270,400 infringement notices to set and collecting periodically update rates, with automatic adjustments when diesel prices move 5 % or more. It also requires a Código Identificador da Operação de Transporte (CIOT) to be issued before any freight contract, automatically blocking trips that lack a CIOT. Penalties for violations rise to fines of up to R$ 932 1 million in penalties. On 3 August and may include suspension or cancellation of a carrier’s registration. Lula reaffirmed the deadline while noting vetoed the CIOT system had been expanded since 24 May previously discussed “jabuti” provision granting amnesty to cover a larger share of paid truckers involved in the 2022 road freight, linking contracts, vehicles, routes blockades and values to removed the electronic fiscal manifest. On proposed R$ 5 August he signed 000 monthly driver‑salary floor. The measure follows earlier Senate approval, industry warnings about logistics costs, and a conversion law that makes the minimum freight rate deadline for road cargo binding nationwide. presidential sanction that was reaffirmed on 3 August.

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  1. 2026-08-06 02:41 UTC Brazil transport reforms: permanent freight floor law signed
  2. 2026-08-05 21:23 UTC Brazil transport reforms: freight floor law signed
  3. 2026-08-03 19:41 UTC Brazil transport reforms: fines and amnesty

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