Brazil free fare movement celebrates 9th year of struggle

Free Pass Movement - São Paulo »Blog Archive» Nine years since the founding of the National MPL: "Anniversary of 9 years of national plenary of the MPL Foundation

9 years ago, collective fighting the problems of public transport in their cities met in a plenary session at the World Social Forum in Porto Alegre. In a day of discussions, these collective realized not only the similarities of their problems, but also of their political practices. Thus was born the National Federation of Free Pass Movement - an independent nonpartisan social movement, horizontal, independent and -. That, throughout this time, he played various struggles for effective public transport throughout Brazil POWER TO ALL WHO FIGHT FOR A LIFE WITHOUT TURNSTILES!"

São Paulo police reign of terror against Free Pass Movement

saopaulo.mpl.org.br : "Free Pass Movement São Paulo and Fanfare MAL understand that the existence of such research is the continuation of the systematic violation of the rights of people who have been arrested illegally. The police visits to people in their homes and verbalized threats are nothing more than a bully to demobilize our struggles. Therefore, we advocate not attending to testimony, exercising thus our constitutional right to remain silent. It is unacceptable that we continue to legitimize this kind of repressive and intimidating the above action, which only seeks to preserve the order that controls and slay those below."

Zero Tariff Belo Horizonte

Zero Tariff Belo Horizonte: "Ever thought that transportation is one of the few utilities paid at the time of use?
Imagine if education, health, police, garbage collection and street lighting were paid individually?
Social rights benefit all of society and must be paid by all. This is the idea behind the Zero Tariff, a proposal that has been growing worldwide. In Belo Horizonte, our campaign is being done by collecting signatures for a bill of popular initiative. Join!"

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Socialist Party in Joinville supports the Free Fare Movement (MPL)

MPL Joinville - for a life without turnstiles: NOTE TO SUPPORT THE MOVEMENT FREE PASS: "The municipal leadership of the Party of Socialism and Liberty (SoL) has, through this, to sympathize with the militants Free Pass Movement (MPL), victims of clear attempted criminalization of social movements.

...In this sense, the SoL sympathizes and is positioned opposite to the current project, because in our view, is extremely harmful to the city we desire: a plural city, democratic, participatory urban planning that seeks human development and unhindered mobility. That seeks to build as a city of Joinville rights, and not as a mere "market town" that reproduces social inequality, concentrated income and worsening the quality of life of the majority of our people. "

Brazilian Institute of Applied Economics Proposes Free Fare to 7.5 mi People

12-12-2013 

Brasília, Brazil. 

The exemption of taxes and the implementation of free fare to people who does not have access to the public transportation system might be the solutions for people’s claim of urban mobility’s improvement. According to Institute of Applied Economics Research (IPEA), the idea of Social Integrated Transport lies within a national pact to a whole tax exemption of the services to everybody involved in the use of public transport. The tax exemption considers the reduction of tributes that exist in the bus industry, and it will reduce the fare at least 15% from the actual value. In addition, IPEA comprehends public transport as a social right to everybody. Thus, it is necessary to establish public policies that guarantee this right for every single person, considering public transportation as an essential service and a human right.   

Source: Sabrina Craide - Agência Brasil http://agenciabrasil.ebc.com.br/noticia/2013-12-12/estudo-do-ipea-propoe-desoneracao-para-transporte-publico-e-tarifa-zero-para-75-milhoes-de-pessoas

Brazil: Protests Over Transport Hit São Paulo

Free-fare movement in Brazil is the spark behind mass uprising

InSerbia News: "The protest was organized by the organization known as the Movimento Passe Livre, or the Free Fare Movement. Founded in 2005 in the southern city of Porte Alegre with the aim of establishing cost-free public transportation, the group’s demonstrations earlier this year just before FIFA’s Confederations Cup are credited with providing the spark for the protests that gripped all of Brazil for several weeks."

Police infiltrate using black bloc, stage fights, and engage in vandalism

...Involved in the violence were members of the Black Bloc, an anarchist group based in Brazil, according to police. The same group was blamed for ushering in chaos at another demonstration earlier this month in Rio de Janeiro when a peaceful march by teachers demanding better pay ended violently. The trouble arose after the Black Bloc allegedly became involved.
An undercover police colonel dressed in plainclothes was allegedly attacked by the Black Bloc, but rescued by uniformed officers after they pulled him out of the masked anarchists. The theory that Brazilian police officials infiltrate a rally, blend into the crowd, and incite violence to allow for an official security reaction has been floated before, and this instance adds fuel to that fire.

Free fare movement - week of struggle

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