Crisis in public transport: Passengers again complain about bus delays Despite the judicial release of the bus fleet seized at the end of June, five of the 48 lines are still not operating this Monday (20), in Rio Branco. The information was passed on by the Municipal Transport and Traffic Superintendence (RBTrans). In total, 43 lines operate this Tuesday with 59 buses in circulation in the capital of Acre, with the forecast for weekdays initially being 67 vehicles. According to the municipality, the lines Recanto dos Buritis (1), Palheira (1), Polo Wilson Pinheiro / Transacreana Km 25 (1), Apolônio Sales / APADEQ (1) and Aviário / Cadeia Velha (1) are without any buses in operation this Monday (20). ? Join the g1 AC channel on WhatsApp Last Friday (17), 28 of the 50 buses released by the courts returned to operating in public transport in Rio Branco. The remaining vehicles underwent inspection before being incorporated into the capital's fleet. Previously, the number of buses in circulation on weekdays was 39. ?Context: The expansion of the fleet occurs after a court decision that authorized the return of 50 buses seized on June 30th during a contractual dispute between private companies. The reduction in the number of buses caused overcrowding, increased passenger waiting times and led to the suspension of undergraduate classes at the Federal University of Acre (Ufac). Furthermore, the city hall had previously informed that it is awaiting the arrival of another 20 buses to reinforce the operation of public transport. MORE an operating bus; 102 Taquari/Praia do Amapá - one operating bus; 103 Santa Maria/Vila Acre - two buses operating; 104 Liberdade - two operating buses; 105 Amapá - one operating bus; 106 Seis de Agosto/Judia – one operating bus; 108 Polo Belo Jardim - one operating bus; 109 Polo Benfica - one operating bus; 113 Jacarandá - one operating bus; 114 Bom Jesus - an operating bus; 115 Castanheira/Garapeira - one operating bus; 116A Cidade do Povo/Chico Mendes - two buses operating; 116B Cidade do Povo/Amadeu Barbosa - one operating bus; 117 Belo Jardim I – one operating bus; 118 Belo Jardim II – one operating bus; 201 Tancredo Neves – two operating buses; 203 Alto Alegre – one operating bus; 204 Mocinha Magalhães - two operating buses; 205 Irineu Serra – an operating bus; 301 Sobral - two operating buses; 303 Bahia/Carandá - one operating bus; 304 Aeroporto Velho/Cabreúva - one operating bus; 381 Transacreana Km 44/Km 58 - two buses operating; 401 Fundhacre - two operating buses; 402 Floresta/Shopping - one operating bus; 404 Calafate - four operating buses; 405 Conjunto Esperança – one operating bus; 406 Jequitibá/Cia. From Justiça/Floresta - an operating bus; 501 UFAC/Via Avenida Ceará - two buses operating; 502 University - two operating buses; 523 Jorge Kalume/T. Tucumã - one operating bus; 524 Aeroporto/Aquiles Peret - one operating bus; 701 São Francisco/Placas - one operating bus; 702A Apolônio Sales/Mangueira - an operating bus; 703 Wanderley Dantas/Café Contri - one operating bus; 704 São Francisco/INCRA - one operating bus; 705 Quixadá - one operating bus; 706 Panorama – an operating bus; 708 Apolônio Sales/Altamira - one operating bus; 801 Tropical/Morada do Sol - one operating bus; 803 Manoel Julião – an operating bus; 901 UFCC/Rodoviária - two buses in operation; 902 IFAC/Universities - two operating buses. Return The Santa Inês line had no buses in circulation in the capital. Domestic worker Antônia Furtado, resident of the neighborhood of the same name, says that she needed to walk to BR-364 to board a bus so she could go to work in the São Francisco neighborhood. "When I arrived at BR I couldn't board the buses, because there wasn't enough space for the population, a lot of people, and we need more. [...] Especially those of us who depend on buses, those of us who are domestic workers, spend the whole day working on our feet, we certainly need better comfort," he said. For her, the return symbolizes progress in getting around the city. “Today at least there was a bus to my neighborhood, thank God. I'm happier, more calm, but we need more, more improvement, both on the buses and in the neighborhoods", she said. Antônia Furtado is a domestic worker, lives in the Santa Inês neighborhood and says that she needed to walk to BR-364 to be able to board a bus so she could go to work Richard Lauriano/Rede Amazônica Acre Retired Maria Oliveira lives in the Cidade do Povo Housing Complex. She says that she waited a long time to be able to catch a bus. "It has improved a lot, a lot, it was very difficult, not many buses, we expected a lot, but now thank God it has improved a lot. And the idea is that it will improve more for us, the users", he commented. Judicial decision The release of part of the fleet was authorized by judge Julio Roberto dos Reis, of the 25th Civil Court of Brasília, and was taken in the process that deals with a repossession action involving the vehicles used by the company Ricco Transportes e Turismo. The city hall states that the suitable buses will immediately return to operation. To obtain the release, the municipality informed that it filed the process through the Attorney General's Office of Municipality (PGM) and made a judicial deposit of more than R$2.8 million. According to the city hall, the amount was deposited following a request from Ricco.