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Man Learns to Dodge Toll Booths in Brazil, Saves R$ 49.10, But Faces a Problem: He Was Arrested and Now Has to Pay a Fine 163 Times Higher and Spend Four Years Doing Community Service

Written by Alisson Ficher
Published on 20/02/2026 at 14:46
Updated on 21/02/2026 at 18:48
Motorista tenta evitar R$ 49 em pedágios na SP-310, é preso e condenado a pagar R$ 8 mil e cumprir quatro anos de serviços comunitários.
Motorista tenta evitar R$ 49 em pedágios na SP-310, é preso e condenado a pagar R$ 8 mil e cumprir quatro anos de serviços comunitários.
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Condemnation For Attempting To Save R$ 49 On Tolls Ends With Fine Of R$ 8 Thousand And Four Years Of Community Service After Fraud In Plates On The Washington Luís Highway In The Interior Of São Paulo.

The Court Of São Paulo Condemned A 27-Year-Old Driver, A Resident Of São José Do Rio Preto, To Pay R$ 8 Thousand And Complete Four Years Of Community Service After Altering His Car Plates To Pass Tolls Without Payment, According To The Court Decision.

The Case Involves An Attempt To Save R$ 49.10 In Charges On The Washington Luís Highway (SP-310), An Amount That The Sentence Describes As The Total Of The Passages Registered Without Vehicle Identification, Which Led To A Fine Being Calculated As 163 Times Higher.

Crimes Of License Plate Alteration And Fraud

The Decision Was Signed By Judge Luciana Zamperlini On January 15, 2026, And The Content Of The Case Was Consulted By The Report On February 18, 2026, According To The Publication Record That Reproduces The Content Of The Matter.

In The Document, The Defendant Was Convicted Of The Crimes Of Alteration Of The Vehicle Identification Signal And Fraud, A Classification Adopted Based On The Way The Plate Was Altered To Frustrate The Automatic Toll Charge.

Driver Attempts To Avoid R$ 49 In Tolls On The SP-310, Is Arrested And Condemned To Pay R$ 8 Thousand And Complete Four Years Of Community Service.
Driver Attempts To Avoid R$ 49 In Tolls On The SP-310, Is Arrested And Condemned To Pay R$ 8 Thousand And Complete Four Years Of Community Service.

In Addition To The Amount Of R$ 8 Thousand, Described As A Pecuniary Payment Equivalent To Five Minimum Wages Directed To Social Entities, The Sentence Imposed Community Service For Four Years While Allowing The Possibility Of Appeal In Freedom.

How The Fraud Occurred On The SP-310

The Crime, According To The Process, Occurred In April 2024, When The Driver Removed The Rear Plate From The Car And, At The Same Time, Altered The Front One With White Adhesive Labels Positioned Over Two Letters.

With The Identification Altered, The Vehicle Passed Through Toll Plazas In Catiguá, Agulha, And Araraquara, All On The SP-310, And Was Recorded By Photographic Radars Without The System Being Able To Correctly Attribute The Charge To The Car.

At The Time, He Was Traveling Towards São José Dos Campos With Three Passengers, A Circumstance Mentioned In The Case Report, Which Indicates The Sequence Of Passages As Part Of The Route Captured By The Cameras.

Police Approach And Arrest In Flagrante

The Evasion Of Tolls Led The Operator In Charge Of The Highway To Call The Military Police, Who Intensified The Inspection And Approached The Car, Resulting In The Immediate Arrest Of The Driver.

During The Search, The Team Found The Rear Plate In The Trunk, Along With The White Labels Indicated As The Material Used To Alter The Characters On The Front Plate, Which Reinforced The Suspicion Of Fraud.

In Testimony, The Driver Denied The Intent To Evade The Toll And Claimed That The Rear Plate Had Fallen, Which Is Why He Said He Stored The Item Inside The Vehicle While Stating That He Could Not Recall The Labels.

This Version, However, Was Not Confirmed By The Other Occupants Of The Vehicle, According To The Material Released, And The Process Continued With The Conclusion That There Was Deliberate Alteration To Avoid Identification.

Sentence Exceeds 163 Times The Amount Avoided

Driver Attempts To Avoid R$ 49 In Tolls On The SP-310, Is Arrested And Condemned To Pay R$ 8 Thousand And Complete Four Years Of Community Service.
Driver Attempts To Avoid R$ 49 In Tolls On The SP-310, Is Arrested And Condemned To Pay R$ 8 Thousand And Complete Four Years Of Community Service.

Although The Toll Amount Totaled R$ 49.10, The Sentence Set Fines Linked To The Stated Crimes, Resulting In A Pecuniary Payment Of R$ 8 Thousand And The Obligation Of Community Service For Four Years.

The Discrepancy Between The Amount Saved And The Sanction Was Highlighted In The Case Report By Comparing The Total Tolls And The Calculation That The Fine Equates To 163 Times That Amount, In An Outcome That The Defense May Still Contest.

Defense May Appeal The Decision

The Convicted Individual, According To Published Information, May Appeal While Free, While The Report Sought Contact With The Defense To Obtain A Statement About The Sentence And The Version Presented In Testimony.

Without A Public Statement From The Lawyer Recorded In The Consulted Material, The Case Remains Described By The Elements Of The Process And By The Sequence Of Records Of The Toll Plazas, The Police Approach, And The Items Found In The Car.

The Court Decision, In Turn, Consolidated The Understanding That The Alteration Of The Identification Signal And The Use Of A Ruse To Avoid The Charge Configured The Stated Crimes, Which Sustained The Financial Penalty And Community Service.

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Alisson Ficher

Jornalista formado desde 2017 e atuante na área desde 2015, com seis anos de experiência em revista impressa, passagens por canais de TV aberta e mais de 12 mil publicações online. Especialista em política, empregos, economia, cursos, entre outros temas e também editor do portal CPG. Registro profissional: 0087134/SP. Se você tiver alguma dúvida, quiser reportar um erro ou sugerir uma pauta sobre os temas tratados no site, entre em contato pelo e-mail: alisson.hficher@outlook.com. Não aceitamos currículos!

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