STF postpones trial on rules for bus chartering through apps
cbn26 August 2026 at 21:20
The Federal Supreme Court postponed the trial on the validity of a law from Minas Gerais that restricts bus chartering through apps, a case involving the company Buser. The analysis was suspended at the request of the rapporteur, Justice Cármen Lúcia, who granted a deadline for the parties opposed to the Novo party's appeal to file their arguments before the case resumes. The process will return to the docket after these filings, with no set date. Before the suspension, the vote was three to one in favor of maintaining the Minas Gerais law, which requires that chartered bus trips be made in a "closed circuit," meaning with the same passengers from start to finish of the trip.
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