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Rio City Hall says it will not pass on cost of up to R$ 0.30 in credit card payment for public transportPhoto by viarami on Pexels
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Rio City Hall says it will not pass on cost of up to R$ 0.30 in credit card payment for public transport

cbn15 September 2026 at 19:22

The City of Rio published a resolution that authorizes an extra charge of up to R$ 0.30 for fare payments by credit card, but informed CBN that this cost will not be passed on to passengers. The rule is part of the implementation of contactless payment with bank cards directly at municipal transport validators.

The first tests began this Monday at Terminal Gentileza, on some BRT and VLT validators. The Municipal Transportation Secretariat explained that the 30 cents correspond to the cost charged by operators and financial institutions for processing the transaction. The City Hall is still studying how this value will be absorbed when the credit system begins operating.

A 2017 federal law allows different prices according to the payment method. However, a 2022 municipal law provides that fares paid by card have the same value as the current fare, which creates an impasse with the resolution published by the City Hall. A law professor from PUC-Rio was consulted by CBN on the topic, but the content of the interview was interrupted.

Why this matters

Passengers in Rio using municipal public transport will be impacted by the introduction of contactless payment with bank cards, which is still in the testing phase. The central question is who will bear the R$ 0.30 processing cost — the City Hall guarantees it will not be the user, but has not yet defined how it will absorb this cost, generating uncertainty about the future tariff. WHY: Passengers in Rio using municipal public transport will be affected by the introduction of contactless payment with bank cards. The City Hall guarantees it will not pass on the R$ 0.30 cost to the user, but is still studying how it will absorb this value charged by financial operators, generating uncertainty about the financial model of the system.

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