Overview
- The executive issued Medida Provisória 1.343/2026 in March to strengthen enforcement of Brazil’s freight minimum, and the Chamber approved an amended text on 17 June that now awaits a Senate vote before the MP expires on 16 July.
- Representatives staged an on-site pressure campaign in Brasília with about 70 delegates this week and have formally warned President Davi Alcolumbre by letter that roughly 120 leaders will come and may call a nationwide strike if the Senate does not schedule a vote.
- The MP mandates CIOT registration, links the CIOT to the electronic freight manifesto to create a digital block that prevents payments below the ANTT table, and expands penalties and administrative measures to hold original contractors responsible in subcontracting chains.
- It also adds economic protections for drivers, including a R$5,000 monthly floor for long‑haul CLT drivers and a 70% freight advance requirement for autonomous drivers, plus shorter payment deadlines and cash‑flow rules for carriers.
- Amendments approved in the Chamber reduced fines, relaxed penalties for repeat infractions and granted an amnesty for 2022 sanctions, drawing criticism from parts of the pro‑government base and the agricultural bloc and deepening political disagreement over the text.