Overview

• Minister Alexandre de Moraes granted a precautionary injunction in a case brought by the Confederação Nacional de Serviços.
• The suspended state law, sanctioned in June by Governor Tarcísio de Freitas, conditioned operation on prior municipal authorization and added requirements such as CNH A with paid-activity endorsement, vehicle age limits, criminal-record clearance, passenger insurance and INSS proof.
• Moraes cited court precedents on free initiative and competition and said the rules created a barrier to entry and encroached on the Union’s competence over transit and transport.
• The Procuradoria-Geral da República and the Advocacia-Geral da União opposed the law, while the state and its assembly defended it on consumer and public-health grounds, with safety advocates noting higher motorcycle crash lethality.
• Legal uncertainty persists after months of conflicting municipal and appellate rulings, and the definitive outcome depends on the STF plenary judgment.