Paraná now has the most expensive tolls in the world after the adjustment.
"A simple 100 km drive down to the beaches of Paraná via BR-277 will cost R$ 15,40 each way from Curitiba, for example. The round trip will cost R$ 30,80, making it the most expensive toll in the world," says blogger Esmael Morais; the increase authorized by Governor Beto Richa will take effect on Sunday.
From Esmael's blog - Governor Beto Richa (PSDB) authorized a new increase in toll rates starting this Sunday, December 1st, giving an early Christmas present to the concessionaires of the highways that cross Paraná. As always, the users of the roads privatized during Jaime Lerner's administration are the ones who foot the bill.
A seemingly simple 100 km drive down to the beaches of Paraná via the BR-277 highway will cost R$ 15,40 each way from Curitiba, for example. The round trip will cost R$ 30,80, making it the most expensive toll in the world.
The state government authorized the Regulatory Agency for Delegated Public Infrastructure Services of Paraná (Agepar) and the Department of Highways (DER), state government bodies responsible for protecting highway users, to grant an average readjustment of 5,72% to the concessionaires that operate the 27 toll plazas.
With tomorrow's increase, Richa showed himself to be "insensitive" to the appeals of the state deputies who make up the Toll Road CPI (click hereIn practice, the toucan made fools of them. One could call that commission, nowadays, the "Fools' CPI" (Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry).click here).
Governor Beto Richa has proven to be a good advocate for toll road concessionaires. It's worth remembering, moreover, that he took the toll companies' demands to President Dilma, who made him "move forward" by saying no to the renewal of concessions.click here). Next, “opened"More toll plazas on PR-445 (between Londrina and Mauá da Serra) and on PR-323 (between Maringá and Guaíra). Furthermore, the politician withdrew lawsuits "won" against the concessionaires from the courts (click here).
Regarding the services of toll road concessionaires in Paraná, several technical entities, including Crea, have reports indicating that users of privatized highways have been robbed for 15 years with the consent or collusion of public authorities (click here to remember).
Control bodies, such as Federal Court of Accounts (TCU) The State Audit Court (TCE) had been recommending a reduction in tolls because works stipulated in contracts had not been carried out. In other words, there would be more than enough arguments for the state to even take over the highways.
And now, what will be the reaction of the CPI of the Clowns? It's never too much to remember that this commission had already loosened its grip when it refused to break tax, banking and telephone secrecy in its "investigations" (click hereIt is also worth highlighting that this group was created precisely on International Pizza Day.