Mayor Sebastião Melo stressed that human mobility is a challenge that needs to be faced without demagogy. “We need to find joint solutions to change the reality of public transport and keep the focus on improving user service. The bus service can no longer be an obstacle for those who already face so many problems of lack of infrastructure in the peripheries,” said Melo.
The municipal secretary of Economic Development and Tourism (SMDET), Vicente Perrone, said that the management is in favor of all economic activity that generates employment and income legally and with regulation at the federal level. “We are going to work on the public notice so that it is competitive and results in resources for public transport,” he adds.
According to the sanctioned law, the income from the tickets will also be used to fund actions and projects for accessibility and inclusion of people with disabilities and the elderly. It also determines that only a regularly constituted company, with headquarters and administration in the country, be accredited to operate the lottery modalities.
The City Hall, through SMDET, directly or through a partnership, concession or permission, will adopt security systems against tampering or contracting the tickets. The operation of the lottery activity will occur jointly with the State and the Union.
Source: Porto Alegre City Hall
