Overview

• Drivers stopped work on Tuesday morning, disrupting commutes across multiple neighborhoods in the West Zone.
• Service was interrupted on lines including 770, 771, 796, 798, 804–809, 821–822, 825, 833, 840–842, 849, 868–869, 885, 892–893 and 898.
• Mobi Rio advised alternatives: BRT line 17 or train between Campo Grande and Santa Cruz, BRT Conexão line 67 or lines 853/SV853 to Deodoro, and complementary transport for local trips.
• Rio Ônibus said Palmares struggled to deploy its fleet due to delayed cesta básica payments and reported that operations were being regularized.
• The sector group blamed municipal measures that reduce subsidies and an alleged breach of a recent court agreement, while the transport secretariat said transfers are on schedule and called it an employer–employee issue.