Vehicles on the Marginal Pinheiros (Ricardo Matsukawa / SEE)
Balance sheet published on Thursday in the City Official Gazette shows that management Fernando Haddad (PT) increased from 901 million reais to 1.19 billion reais revenue forecast with fines in São Paulo for the year 2015. The increase of 289 million reais is in the dissemination of the results of the Municipal Development Fund of Traffic (FMDT), which has most of its revenue coming from paying traffic violations committed in the state capital.
The value of disclosure occurs at the time that the city implements the city speed limits policy of reducing to a standard 50 km / h. Management confirms the forecast and said through a statement that "the increase is the result of efforts of the municipal administration to combat violations and ensure more safety in traffic."
Last week, for example, the management announced that agents of the Metropolitan Civil Guard (GCM) would use the so-called gun-radar to fine motorcyclists who did not respect speed limits. "The inspection will be held every day from 7 to 19 hours. The radars will be used alternately in 38 points," says the text of the mayor about it.
More fines - According to the balance sheet, the city raised until August 584.5 million reais in fines - only the last two months were 161 million. For comparison, during the year 2014 the collection with fines earned 899 million reais for mayor. Made legal deductions that amount, the management Haddad had 853 million real net to cover the transit operation.
According to law, all proceeds from the fines can only be used in "signaling, traffic engineering, field, policing, surveillance and traffic education" actions. In practice, funds finance the operations of the Traffic Engineering Company (CET).
The State Prosecutor's Office opened a civil investigation to determine these costs. "Among other things, we see that the destination of this money is coming in which should arrive in education activities and improving the traffic," said the prosecutor Marcelo Milani, head of research at MPE. The mayor Haddad and the Municipal Secretary for Transport, Jilmar Tatto must be notified to present answers.The city said it will provide all information requested by the MEP.
'Industry' - experts in traffic engineering refute the idea that the most recent actions have aimed at raising revenue, the "fine industry." They are, in their view, a result of the inspection. "What people need is to learn the Brazilian Traffic Code (CTB) is true and must be followed. What do you want? What the guard skirt chasing car that crossed the red light to stop it and then talk with it? "said Horacio Augusto Figueira consultant. "People are recalcitrant, but really should comply with the Code."
Furthermore - In addition to more rigorous supervision, the city cites other actions that ultimately resulted in the most egregious violations. "At the beginning of the current administration, there were only 90 km of tracks for the collective in the city. Today it is 480.3 km, and 121.3 kilometers of corridors." In the text sent to the report, the CET also gave examples of investment money from fines, as improvements in the neighborhoods, education initiatives and better signage.
(With Estadão Content)
