Eduardo Paes, from PSD, and Douglas Ruas, from PL, both candidates for governor of Rio de Janeiro, promised to exempt IPVA for motorcycles up to 180cc as part of their electoral campaigns. The proposal aims to win the support of delivery workers and app drivers, a group that has gained increasing relevance in the political landscape this year.
Douglas Ruas visited on Friday Rua Nelson Sargento, near Maracanã, in Rio's North Zone, to speak directly with motoboys. In addition to the promise to zero out IPVA, the PL candidate presented other measures, such as facilitating access to credit for vehicle replacement or improvement and creating support points with bathrooms and rest areas for two-wheeled workers.
The article mentions that the race for Garotinho's votes mobilizes both Paes and Ruas in the dispute for the government of Rio. Both candidates seek to represent what is called the "old Rio," with strategies ranging from visits to the interior to approaches on security and violence.
App delivery workers and drivers have been gaining increasing space in the electoral debate, and the proposals aimed at this group reflect the numerical and political importance of these workers in the current situation.
