The action aims to control the irregular transport of merchandise and passengers on motorcycles. The main target is motorcycle taxis with Paraguayan license plates.
“Operation Motorcycle” is called the control action applied in the primary zone of the Friendship Bridge, Brazilian side, by Receita Federal (Brazilian Tax Revenue Secretariat) and Foztrans (Institute of Transportation and Transit of Foz de Iguazú).
Again the motorcycles are the focus of a rigorous control in the primary area of the border crossing, Brazilian side. The main targets are motorcycle taxis with Paraguayan plates and the The objective is to combat smuggling, arms and drug trafficking at the border.
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This operation also mobilizes Foztrans prosecutors, which is a municipal body of Foz de Yguazu responsible for the management and supervision of public transport and traffic services. They control everything related to motorcycle documentation, licensing and driver records, as well as international insurance.
“The RF and Foztrans start a joint operation with the aim of supervising the transport irregular movement of goods and passengers on motorcycles that crosses the Friendship Bridge. The bodies work in an integrated way, each one fighting the irregularities that occur within its competence”, indicates the press release released by the RF.
He mentions that Foztrans aims at repress irregular passenger transport through motorcycles, the famous “pombero motorcycles”, which operate without being legally authorized to do so. The bicycles that are caught in an irregular situation end up being seized and taken to the municipal corral.
The vehicles can only be recovered after regularizing their situation with the municipality in the case of Brazilian motorcycles, in addition to paying the infraction.
In the case of Paraguayan motorcycles, they must pay the corresponding fine for the infraction committed related to the lack of documentation.
If they are surprised with contraband, drugs, weapons or ammunition, must answer before the Federal Justicewhere everything is much slower and more expensive.
“Besides of passenger transportthese vehicles are normally used in the transportation of contraband goods. Therefore, the Federal Revenue will work together to control the entry and exit of goods and vehicles across the border,” the report added.
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THE SECOND OPERATION
Among the inspected bicycles, many had documentation problems, others were caught with cell phones hidden in false funds, among others.
This is the second operation of this type so far this year. The first was held last March.
The operation included the participation of 122 employees of the Federal Police, Federal Highway Police, Paraná Military Police, PMI Border Battalion, National Force, Municipal Guard and Foztrans, under the coordination of the RF.
According to Hipólito Caplan, tax auditor and deputy delegate of the RF in Foz de Yguazu (Brazil), the ease of mobility and the large number of motorcycles at the border end up making more effective control difficult. Some 20,000 motorcycles, 42,000 vehicles and 83,000 people circulate daily through the Friendship Bridge.
“We want to do this type of work more frequently for greater control and make it difficult to do things outside the law. We know that every day many people cross the border to work in Paraguay, but we also have crowded situations to make inspection work difficult. The main objective is to avoid the crimes of smuggling, arms and drug trafficking, ”he sentenced.
According to intelligence work carried out by the Federal Police, many motorcycles make several trips a day transporting firearms, drugs and contraband.
