Cargo transport, trucks, Paraná Reproduction/RPC The National Land Transport Agency (ANTT) imposed R$932,400 in fines on companies for non-compliance with the minimum freight rate in 2026. In total, the agency issued 270,400 infraction notices. ?In 2018, when the National Policy on Minimum Levels for Road Cargo Transport was established, following a national strike by truck drivers, the agency applied R$69,000 in fines throughout the year, in 31 infraction notices. The data was collected by the agency at the request of g1. The Senate approved this Tuesday (14) a provisional measure (MP) that tightens the rules on the minimum floor for road freight. The proposal goes to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) for approval. The MP establishes a new scale of penalties for those who hire freight below the legal minimum: high fine, which can reach R$1 million; suspension of transporter registration; and cancellation of registration in cases of serious recidivism. ?The rules also affect intermediaries and digital platforms that offer services that do not comply with the floor. According to ANTT, the increase in assessment records is related to the expansion of electronic inspection. According to the agency, the values ??correspond to the amount of fines issued. Infraction notices are subject to due administrative process, ensuring contradictory and full defense, and penalties may be cancelled, amended or confirmed. See the amounts of fines from 2018 to 2026 (until June): 2018: R$ 69.3 thousand 2019: R$ 71.2 thousand 2020: R$ 4.1 thousand 2021: R$ 14.5 thousand 2022: R$ 15.3 thousand 2023: R$ 21.2 thousand 2024: R$ 20.8 thousand 2025: R$ 221.9 thousand 2026 (Until 06/30/2026): R$ 932.4 thousand Minimum floor Created in 2018, the minimum freight price policy emerged as one of the main demands of truck drivers during the national strike that year. It determines that the table is readjusted whenever there is a fluctuation in the fuel value of more than 5%, either downwards or upwards. The mechanism was known at the time as a trigger.