The Public Transport Deliberative Chamber (CDTC) must, in fact, initiate debate in meetings to present the calculations that are taken into account for the fare adjustment.
Therefore, the expectation for this year is that the increase will be around 9%, which represents an increase of R$ 0.30 in the tariff value.
The price charged for bus fares in the Goiânia Metropolitan Region, currently R$ 4.30, has not been adjusted since April 2019.
The price, which is already considered expensive by passengers, not only weighs on family budgets but also leaves the finances of companies in the sector tight.
In short, there are 18 cities served by the public transport service of the Metropolitan Region of GoiâniaOn average, 480 thousand passengers circulate daily.
According to CDTC data, 99.5% of trips on more than 280 lines are carried out daily, as provided for in the debate contract.
With a ticket price of R$4.30 and a high level of user dissatisfaction, this seems like a difficult calculation to make.
Opposing the new ticket price does not mean strictly opposing the quality of the buses or the number of trips available.
Resistance to fare increases also involves chronic infrastructure and mobility problems.
Culprit hunting
Having said that, we cannot place all the blame for the indisposition that is always caused on the shoulders of the bus companies.
There must be a division of responsibilities among the managers of the 18 municipalities that have public transport services in the Metropolitan Region.
The debate needs to move beyond the accusations that point to the Metropolitan Public Transport Network (RMTC) as solely responsible for passenger dissatisfaction.
By leaving aside infrastructure and mobility issues, which are part of the responsibility of city halls, and only looking at the price charged
For the fare to reach R$ 4.60, the calculation includes the passenger paying for the entire public transport operation.