Tuesday, January 7, 2020

São Paulo, Brazil, people protest fare hikes


[from Google translate]
Another beginning of the year, another increase in the public transport fare of São Paulo (SP). From January 1, 2020, bus, subway and train tickets will increase from $ 4.30 to $ 4.40. Integration between modes will increase from R $ 7.48 to R $ 7.65. 
In response, the Free Pass Movement (MPL) São Paulo called a demonstration for January 7, in front of City Hall, at the Viaduto do Chá, at 17h. 
...“It is a very serious attack by the rulers against most of the population. A working population that depends on this public transport to travel, to study, to work, to look for a job ”, he points out.
https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2019/12/27/contra-aumento-da-tarifa-do-transporte-sp-tem-primeiro-ato-convocado-para-2020/