STF promotes debate on freight tariffs

A new debate on freight tariffs will take place this Monday (27). A public hearing on the subject will be held at the Federal Supreme Court (STF). According to Agência Brasil, the discussion was proposed by the minister Luiz Fux, who is the rapporteur for three direct actions of unconstitutionality on the tabulation. The minister should give an opinion to the question after hearing the participants of the hearing.

The minimum prices for freight were defined by Provisional Measure 832/2018 (converted into Law 13,703 / 2018) and Resolution 5820/2018 of the National Land Transport Agency (ANTT), which regulated the measure.

The ADIs have been (ATR Brasil), which represents transport companies, by the National Confederation of Industry (CNI) and the Confederation of Agriculture and Livestock of Brazil (CNA).

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This text was translated by machine from Brazilian Portuguese.