Federal Judge Halts BR-364 Tolls in Rondônia Over Contract and Safety Failures

Overview

• Judge Shamyl Cipriano on Jan. 29 ordered toll collection suspended until the operator proves the highway meets required safety and technical standards.
• The ruling criticized ANTT’s oversight as insufficient, noting inspections covered roughly 2% of the more than 680 km concession despite a contractual requirement to measure 100% of the road.
• The decision faulted the early rollout of the free flow system for lacking ANTT infrastructure studies and for not offering practical alternative payment methods beyond walk-up kiosks.
• Aprosoja-RO and Abiove filed the suit, arguing the unpublicized, accelerated tolls disrupted prearranged freight and could reroute shipments to other ports, with Imea estimating nearly 3 million tonnes fewer loads through Rondônia.
• Concessionaire Nova 364 says it complied with obligations and invested over R$360 million, and ANTT says it respects the ruling and will provide technical and legal clarifications.