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São Paulo rail concession dispute and labor unrest

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Following the 21 July handover of lines 11-Coral, 12-Safira, and 13-Jade to Trivia Trens, ~~a series of~~ technical failures—including a carriage fire and power outages—prompted the regulator Artesp to order CPTM to temporarily retake ~~operations for up to 90 days. The São Paulo Public Ministry (MP-SP) opened a civil inquiry on 28 July to investigate these disruptions and~~ operations. Amidst a reported 275% increase in incidents on Line ~~11.~~ 11, State Deputy Monica Seixas introduced Bill PL 767/2026, seeking the termination of the Trivia Trens concession due to safety breaches. A strike by ~~railway~~ CPTM workers began on 4 August, affecting approximately one million commuters and causing ~~significant~~ massive traffic congestion. The dispute centered on job security for ~~employees reassigned during the transition.~~ approximately 4,000 employees. On 5 August, workers voted to end the strike after Governor Tarcísio de Freitas proposed a state law to guarantee their positions. ~~Following this agreement, CPTM restored full service and suspended~~ This agreement was later formalized when the ~~emergency bus plan.~~ state sanctioned a law to absorb CPTM employees, initiating a transition phase where Trivia Trens employees monitor activities while CPTM remains responsible for train operations. Despite ~~the resolution on lines 11, 12, and 13,~~ this resolution, labor tensions ~~persist.~~ persist on other lines. On 11 August, the Sindpaulista union announced that workers on Line 10-Turquoise ~~have~~ approved a ‘state of strike’ due to perceived loopholes in the recent legislative job guarantees. They ~~have~~ planned a demonstration for 18 August if the government does not reissue a more robust proposal. Additionally, the state ~~is evaluating a~~ continues to evaluate new public-private partnership ~~model~~ models for Line 10-Turquesa and Line 14-Ônix to avoid concentrating metro lines under a few concessionaires.

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