The Gentileza Terminal, in the Central Region of Rio de Janeiro, began testing the payment of BRT and VLT fares with credit and debit cards directly at the turnstiles. The measure is only available at this terminal, in an experimental phase, and there is still no forecast for expansion to the rest of the system.
The City Hall of Rio regulated the use of bank cards in the validators of the municipal transport through a resolution published in the Official Gazette on Monday. The document defines the rules for when the service is expanded to other stations and terminals.
For payment with debit card, the passenger pays the same value as the current fare. For credit, an additional charge of up to 30 cents per trip was authorized, to cover the costs of the financial operation.
This additional charge raised questions, as a municipal law from 2022, which authorized the payment of fares with contactless cards, determines that the price of the fare must correspond to the current fare value.
