The Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply (MPLS), Blairo Maggi, said on Wednesday (06) that the freight table for transportation of cargoes by trucks, published by the National Land Transport Agency (ANTT) as part of the agreement for finally, to stop the category, is “out of any standard,” reports the “Agência Brasil”. According to him, the agency will seek to readjust the table.
“After the first table came out, in doing the math to see how much it would cost, this business was out of any control pattern going up to twice, twice and a half a freight. We sought ANTT to understand the criteria in which these accounts were made and they came to the conclusion that it was necessary to find out more, “he said after a ceremony to launch the 2018/2019 Agricultural and Livestock Plan at the Planalto Palace. And he added: “ANTT will seek to readjust the values. Nobody is trying to escape the agreement that President [Michel Temer] made. Now, let him be fair to all sides. “
The table with the minimum prices of freight collected by road transport companies and autonomous truckers was published last week in the Official Gazette of the Union. Minister Blairo Maggi exemplified that a same freight that before the publication of the table cost R $ 5 thousand, now stands at around R $ 13 thousand and R $ 14 thousand. “There is no possibility of you having such an expensive freight,” he said.
The president of the Brazilian Agriculture and Livestock Confederation (CNA), João Martins da Silva, also criticized the ANTT table after attending the ceremony. According to him, if the table is not reviewed, the CNA may go to court to question the legitimacy of the measure. “If it goes on like this, it will make it unfeasible,” he said. “Common sense did not prevail. What is common sense? It’s good for both sides. Not just for the truck drivers and bad for the producer. ” Martins also said that the prices charged with the current table will make products more expensive for consumers. Earlier, ANTT said it will hold a public consultation to discuss with society the values established by the Minimum Price for Road Freight Transport Policy.
This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.