Transportation Ministry decides to revoke approval of free-flow tolling on São Paulo's Rodoanel North
According to Folha, concessionaire Via SP Serra stopped sending gantry records to the federal system; the company says it complies with the rules and has not been notified.
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Brazil's Transportation Ministry has decided to revoke the approval of the barrier-free toll system, known as free flow, on the northern section of the Rodoanel beltway in São Paulo, according to information obtained by Folha de S.Paulo. The revocation is still due to be published in the Official Gazette.
According to the newspaper, the decision was made because concessionaire Via SP Serra, controlled by the Via Appia fund, stopped feeding records of vehicles passing under the gantries into the federal system. That system is how drivers check their charges in the CNH do Brasil app. With the revocation, records from the northern section should no longer serve as the basis for new fines, which are issued after 30 days without payment and currently amount to R$196. The ministry has also asked the AGU (Office of the Attorney General) whether the company can still charge the toll, but it does not comment on the case.
Of the 18 concessionaires that use free flow, 17 have joined the national system and are approved; Via SP Serra is the only one left out, according to Folha. The approval had been published on August 3 by the national traffic secretary. In September, an official letter granted ten more days for the integration, and Senatran (the National Traffic Secretariat) warned that it could revoke it.
In a statement, the concessionaire said its system was approved after completing all the required technical steps and that signing the Serpro agreement is not a condition for approval. The company said it is working with Artesp, the São Paulo state regulator, toward a decision within the November 16 deadline and that, as of Monday night (9), it had not been notified of the revocation. In October, it had already disputed the accusation and questioned costs and data protection rules.
The first stretch of the Rodoanel North, 24 km between the Presidente Dutra and Fernão Dias highways, opened in December 2025 and is where electronic tolling operates. The decision comes in the final stretch of the national transition: November 16 is the deadline for drivers to settle old tolls and avoid fines.