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Project In Congress Wants To Change The CTB And Prevent Parking Fines From Causing Immediate Points On The CNH, Creating A New Rule For Blue Zone Across The Country.
The discussion on how to punish parking violations in blue zones, rotating spaces, and short-term areas has gained traction in Congress. The Bill 3950/2023, still under consideration, proposes an unprecedented change to the Brazilian Traffic Code that could affect millions of drivers in large cities: violations would cease to generate immediate points on the CNH and would only impact the driver’s record after the fourth occurrence within a twelve-month period.
The idea breaks with the current model, where any irregular parking — even minimal delays in blue zones already results in a fine accompanied by immediate points on the license. In practice, this represents a hardening that does not differentiate between occasional carelessness and repeated behavior. And that is precisely where the bill aims to intervene.
Why Does The Project Exist? A Direct Criticism Of The Disproportionality Of Penalties
Today, parking for a few minutes beyond the allowed time in a rotating space has the same impact on the CNH as performing maneuvers that pose real risks, such as driving above 50% of the permitted speed or running a red light. This equivalence is seen as disproportionate by legal entities and some lawmakers.
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The proposal argues that parking violations are essentially administrative, linked to urban organization, commercial rotation, and misuse of public space, and not to conduct that puts lives at risk. Therefore, they should receive differentiated treatment, with points applied only when the driver demonstrates recidivism.
In the logic of the text, if the driver only commits one or two isolated irregularities, there would be no reason to mark their record with permanent points on the CNH. The focus would be to prevent abuses, punishing more rigorously only those who repeatedly ignore the rules of rotating zones.
How The New Rule Would Work In Practice
If approved, Bill 3950/23 would maintain the financial fine set forth in article 181 of the CTB, but would freeze the application of points until the driver accumulates four violations in regulated parking within a twelve-month period.
From the fourth record, points would be applied normally, following the classification of the violation as provided in the legislation. That is, the system would not stop punishing; it would simply distinguish between the occasionally late driver and one who makes a habit of irregularity.
This difference would create a kind of “controlled tolerance,” reducing disproportionate effects without compromising the educational function of the penalty.
Expected Impact On Drivers And Cities
The text directly affects millions of workers who depend on rotating spaces and blue zones in commercial centers. In capitals like São Paulo, Belo Horizonte, Curitiba, and Salvador, the limited time is often exceeded due to unavoidable delays — medical appointments, lines, banking services — that today translate into points on the license.
For specialists, the change could humanize the inspection system and reduce the judicialization of fines applied for just a few minutes of difference.
For municipalities, however, a debate opens up: would it be necessary to reevaluate rotation mechanisms to avoid negative impacts on local circulation?
The Legal View: When Penalties Stop Making Sense
Traffic lawyers highlight that points on the CNH, when applied to administrative violations like parking, tend to distort the very essence of the system. Points exist to reduce risk on the roads, while rotating spaces serve an urban management role.
Thus, differentiating penalties as proposed by the bill would better meet the principle of reasonableness provided in administrative law.
Moreover, by maintaining the financial fine and only applying points after multiple occurrences, the text reinforces the corrective nature without unjustly punishing those who make an isolated mistake.
What Is Needed For The Rule To Become A Reality
Bill 3950/23 is still under consideration in the Chamber of Deputies. Before becoming law, it needs to pass through the Commission of Transportation and Traffic, the Constitution and Justice Commission (CCJ), and, depending on the changes, may proceed to a vote in plenary.
In the meantime, the proposal fuels a growing discussion in the country: to what extent should the CTB punish with severity behaviors that do not pose direct risk to life? And how to balance discipline, urban mobility, and reasonableness in the penalty system?
Final Reflection To The Reader
The project does not eliminate punishment: it merely reorganizes its impact. The fine still exists. What changes is the understanding that parking five minutes beyond the allowed time should not weigh on the CNH as if it were a risky violation.
And you, reader: do you believe that Brazil needs to review administrative penalties to create a fairer traffic system? Or should points continue to be applied even in cases of minimal delays in the blue zone?
Concordo plenamente com a mudança
Bom dia , deveriam houver os usuários, realmente os interessados, menos os políticos , máfia de interesse próprio.
Virou o sistema de caça as bruxas, ou como dizia Raul Seixas faça tudo que quiseres pois é tudo da lei a quiseres em Guanambi bahia, o gestor tá privatizando a zona azul para 35 anos, com direito da empresa de polícia.