GDF announces measures to adopt the Single Ticket system within 180 days.

AMANDA MARTIMON, FROM AGÊNCIA BRASÍLIA - Changes that allow the adoption of the Single Ticket in Brasília were announced by the local government this Thursday (16). With the regulation of the Automatic Ticketing System, signed today by Governor Rodrigo Rollemberg and published in extra edition of Official Gazette of the Federal DistrictThe public transportation concessionaires will select representatives to market cards and credits. The deadline for starting the modifications is 90 days, with completion within six months. There will be no increase in costs for the Executive branch.

The regulation addresses four specific areas: the single ticket; GPS fleet tracking, with real-time bus schedule information; the creation of an Operational Supervision Center; and the control of free passes and benefits at turnstiles using facial biometrics.

This last one will enter the pilot phase in March. The criterion for choosing the line to be tested is the one with a high number of free ride registrations. This feature will be important to curb fraud. Also next month, testing will begin on GPS and an app that shows, in real time, the route and schedules of buses on 24 vehicles from two lines. “This is a very important moment for Brasília. We will closely monitor the situation to ensure that deadlines are met and the population feels the improvement in transportation,” said Rollemberg.

Among the improvements is the decentralization of sales points. The Mobility Secretariat expects that at least a thousand will be installed in different locations in the Federal District. The points will not be restricted to terminals and, through partnerships, may be taken to pharmacies and newsstands, for example.

Online sales and sales at ATMs

Another way to diversify sales will be through ATMs (automated teller machines where passengers recharge their own cards) and online credit purchases. To operationalize the system, the idea is for the concessionaires to choose a representative entity. User registration—after the transition period—will also be done by the selected institution. Authorizations for benefits and free passes remain under the purview of the Federal District Urban Transport Authority (DFTrans).

"People will use the card more, since it will be easier to buy. Therefore, transportation will be cheaper because they will take advantage of it more." integration"This increases the possibility of expanding it with more lines," predicts the Secretary of Mobility, Fábio Damasceno. With the implementation of the single ticket, another great benefit will be the standardization of the metro turnstiles, to prevent some from only accepting one type of card.

Another improvement to the system will be the inclusion of shared bicycles in the integrated system, which currently includes buses (including the BRT), minibuses, and the metro. The model to be used is currently being evaluated by the government and the company responsible for shared bicycles in the Federal District.

The secretary also points out that, without being burdened with the registration and trading activities of cards and credits, the government will be able to concentrate on its role as regulator and manager of the system. "Today, the government does everything. That's where the problems with the number of employees and locations come from," Damasceno exemplifies.

“There will be a series of methodologies to measure the number of passengers. The State decides what is paid and how it is paid,” emphasizes the head of Mobility. For this, the entire database and information processing of the automated system will have to be sent to the government — including the records from vehicle validators and credit sales.

In addition to the Automatic Ticketing System, the decree and regulations address the Intelligent Transportation System. This includes the Operational Supervision Center, which will be installed at DFTrans and will monitor the operation of services in real time; the Surveillance Center, which will collect and analyze images from inside the buses; and the Customer Relationship Center, for information and registration of complaints.

How will facial biometrics work?

Facial biometrics will work with a camera installed above the validators, also in the subway. The images, taken automatically, will be analyzed by the computerized system which will compare them with the photo on file.

When an incompatibility is identified, the government, which is the regulatory body, will analyze the beneficiaries' photos, which will need to be updated. This is not, however, a new registration, only an image update. The process will be gradual and the schedule will be released.