Released: São Paulo will have free rein in the second round of elections.
Progressive political sectors successfully pressured Mayor Ricardo Nunes (MDB) to release free transport on Sunday (30) as a way to reduce abstentions.
247 - The city of São Paulo has released free bus passes for next Sunday (30), the day of the second round of the 2022 elections. informs CNN Brazil.
This measure is in accordance with the decision of Minister Luís Roberto Barroso of the STF (Supreme Federal Court), who authorized it on the 18th of last month. that mayors and transportation companies could offer free transportation to voters on the date of the second round..
The mayor of São Paulo, Ricardo Nunes (MDB), had initially denied offering free public transportation in the city. However, progressive political sectors have pressured him in recent days to allow free passes so that lower-income classes would have better conditions to attend the polling places, as a way to reduce abstentions.
On Saturday, Nunes He already admitted that he would meet with his team this week and that he might change his decision..
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