The Federal Supreme Court (STF) resumed this Wednesday (22) the judgment on the validity of the authorization regime of the National Land Transport Agency (ANTT) for interstate and international passenger transport companies.
So far, the plenary has four votes to validate the regime. The majority follows the vote of the rapporteur, Minister Luiz Fux, for whom the Constitution admits the modality currently used by the regulatory agency. Minister Edson Fachin opened the divergence and understood that passenger transport is a public service, whose bidding requirement is mandatory.
After the votes, the session was suspended, and the trial will resume tomorrow (23).
The Supreme judges actions filed by the Attorney General’s Office (PGR) and the National Association of Interstate Passenger Road Transport Companies (Anatrip). The lawsuits question the authorization regime and intend to guarantee a prior bidding regime so that bus companies can operate in the country.
During the trial, when defending the authorization regime at the Supreme Court, the Advocacy General of the Union (AGU) justified that the model allows for broad competition and competition between companies, generating expanded routes and better prices for passengers.
