Brazil House Approves Minimum Freight Floor and Trucker Amnesty

The Brazilian Chamber of Deputies approved a measure on Wednesday to establish a national minimum floor for road freight and pardon specific trucker fines [1, 2].

This legislative move addresses long-standing demands from the transportation sector to stabilize earnings for drivers while resolving legal disputes stemming from political unrest. By linking economic guarantees to an amnesty for past protests, the government aims to secure logistics stability across the country's road networks.

The legislation, known as Provisional Measure 1.343/2026 ^[1], was passed by the plenary in Brasília on June 17 [2, 3]. The measure focuses on three primary pillars: the creation of a national freight floor, the strengthening of oversight and inspection mechanisms, and the granting of amnesty to truck drivers [1, 4].

Specifically, the amnesty provides a pardon for fines issued to drivers who participated in road blockades in 2022 [1, 5]. These blockades had previously led to widespread financial penalties for those involved in the disruptions. The inclusion of this pardon within the freight measure represents a significant concession to the trucking community, a powerful political bloc in Brazil.

Under the new rules, the national freight floor is designed to ensure that transport costs do not fall below a sustainable level for the operators ^[4]. This is intended to prevent predatory pricing and ensure a baseline of income for independent drivers and transport companies alike.

The bill now moves forward in the legislative process following its approval in the plenary ^[2]. The measure seeks to balance the need for strict road regulation with the political necessity of reconciling with the transport sector ^[4].