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Driving and mobility regulation in Brazil and Portugal

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Legislative and regulatory developments regarding driving and mobility are evolving in Brazil and Portugal. In Brazil, new regulations from the National Traffic Council (Contran) allow students to obtain motorcycle and passenger vehicle licenses using accredited autonomous instructors. By removing the mandatory requirement for driving schools for practical lessons, this change could reduce instructors, potentially reducing costs by up to 80%, with digital platforms emerging to connect students with independent, Detran-accredited instructors. Further 80%. Other legislative efforts in the Brazilian Congress aim to modify the Traffic Code. include Bill 2975/2026 2975/2026, which proposes making mandatory countdown timers mandatory for traffic lights with electronic enforcement, making the validity of fines for speeding or running red lights contingent upon visible, synchronized displays. Additionally, lights, and Bill 5733/2023 proposes decoupling 5733/2023, which aims to decouple fines from vehicles in specific cases, such as rental vehicles or when a transporter is responsible, directing notifications cases like rentals. Efforts to the specific individual or entity involved. New legislative focus has shifted toward increase safety through harsher penalties for traffic fatalities via are centered on Bill 3081/26. Currently 3081/26, currently under review by the Chamber of Deputies, Deputies. Proposed by Deputy Pompeo de Mattos, the bill proposes increasing seeks to increase penalties for drivers causing homicide or bodily injury to pedestrians and cyclists. If aggravating factors such factors—such as driving under the influence, excessive speeding, illegal racing, or fleeing the scene are scene—are present, sentences for involuntary manslaughter could increase by half to two-thirds. two-thirds, potentially reaching 6 years and 8 months. The bill also seeks to raise proposes raising the punishment for fleeing the scene of an accident scene from a maximum of one year to up to four years of imprisonment. Recent data highlights underscores the scale urgency of enforcement challenges in Brazil. According to these measures. In the National Registry first half of Traffic Infractions (Renainf) and 2026, Brazil recorded 12,156 traffic-related deaths, a 2.1% increase from the National Traffic Secretariat (Senatran), same period in 2025. This averages approximately 67 victims per day. Furthermore, data from Renainf and Senatran shows that during January and February 2026, Brazil recorded over 7.6 million speeding violations during January and February 2026. These citations accounted violations, accounting for nearly half of the 15.9 million total traffic infractions documented in that period.

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