Moraes fines 46 transport companies R$ 506 million.
Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes has imposed fines on 46 trucking companies for failing to comply with a court order to clear federal highways during the truckers' strike, the Attorney General's Office (AGU) reported on Friday, May 8. The fines total 506,5 million reais and were imposed based on a petition filed by the AGU with the Supreme Court on Tuesday.
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes has fined 46 trucking companies for failing to comply with a court order to clear federal highways during the truckers' strike, the Attorney General's Office (AGU) press office reported on Friday.
The fines total 506,5 million reais and were imposed based on a petition filed by the Attorney General's Office (AGU) on Tuesday at the Supreme Federal Court (STF). The minister gave the companies 15 days to pay, under penalty of seizure of their assets if the amounts are not deposited.
With the 339,5 million reais already being charged to 96 other transport companies, the total amount that the companies will have to pay has now reached 846 million reais, the agency reported.
The fines are court-ordered and based on an injunction granted by Moraes, which stipulated a penalty of 100 reais per hour for companies that kept vehicles blocking traffic on roads across the country. The violations were verified by the Federal Highway Police.