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Proposal under review opens the way for toll exemption on federal and state highways, but is not yet in effect and depends on a long process in Congress. The text provides for registration, electronic monitoring, and penalties for misuse of the benefit.
The toll charge may stop weighing on the budget of some professionals who depend on their vehicle for work, if Bill 7026/2025 advances in the Chamber of Deputies. The proposal creates a full exemption for self-employed professional drivers on federal and state highways, provided that the vehicle is used exclusively for paid transportation activities.
In practice, this means that the free passage would not be open to any driver. The text links the benefit to professional practice, prior registration, and the documentation regularity of the driver and the vehicle.
The project was presented on December 22, 2025, and so far, it has not yet become law. In the Chamber’s processing record, the proposal appears as awaiting the appointment of a rapporteur in the Transportation and Communications Committee, after having been forwarded for analysis by the Finance and Taxation and Constitution, Justice, and Citizenship committees as well.
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This changes the tone of the debate on the subject. Although the idea has attracted attention for suggesting zero toll for those who live from transportation, what exists at this moment is merely a legislative proposal in its initial phase, with no immediate effects on toll charges on the roads.
These are the drivers who could benefit if the project advances
According to the official wording of the project, the beneficiaries mentioned by name are self-employed truck drivers, taxi drivers, motorcycle taxi drivers, and motorcycle couriers. All would need to be properly registered and regularized to access the exemption.
This point deserves attention because it delineates the real scope of the proposal. Although the public debate on self-employment in transportation usually includes other categories, the text currently in the Chamber explicitly brings these four fronts.
Another important detail is that the benefit would be linked to the vehicle registered as a work instrument. This reduces the chance of broad or generic use of the exemption and indicates that the project attempts to separate professional activity from private use of the car or motorcycle.
How the free passage would work at toll plazas
The project establishes that the driver will need to request accreditation from the competent authority. To do this, they must present vehicle documentation, proof of professional activity, identification of the driver, and adherence to an electronic passage system, when required.
The operation of the exemption would be done through a electronic tag, QR code, or equivalent mechanism, indicating an attempt to automate the release at toll plazas and reduce disputes at the booth. This design also points to a model of digital monitoring, with tracking of the authorized vehicle.
At the same time, the proposal seeks to protect the concession contracts. The text states that the Union must create a financial compensation mechanism for the concessionaires, precisely to preserve the economic-financial balance and avoid that the loss of revenue directly impacts the maintenance of the highways.
This is one of the most sensitive parts of the project. The promise to alleviate the cost for those who work on the roads or in urban transport may gain popular support, but the cost does not disappear; it merely shifts, which tends to fuel fiscal and contractual discussions in the next stages of the process.
Rules, penalties, and what remains the same for now
The text prohibits the use of the exempt vehicle for purposes other than professional activity, forbids the transfer of the benefit to non-registered third parties, and also prevents the use of the exemption by vehicles with licensing issues or administrative restrictions.
If there is irregular use, the consequences outlined are severe. The project mentions immediate suspension of the benefit, retroactive toll charges, and administrative fines, signaling that the proposal attempts to prevent fraud from the outset.
Another relevant point is that Brazil already has a specific rule for empty trucks with suspended axles, but there is no general exemption for self-employed professional drivers. The Chamber itself summarizes the current scenario by recalling that truck drivers continue to pay according to the number of axles, with an exception related to suspended axles when empty, while taxi drivers pay the normal fare, and motorcyclists may be charged according to the contract of each concession.
Therefore, the project should not be read as confirmation that tolls will end for millions of workers in the short term. Before that, the proposal still needs to advance in the Chamber committees, pass through the Senate, and receive presidential sanction to then come into effect.
Even if there is political support for the idea, the discussion tends to stumble over issues such as compensation for concessionaires, the exact scope of the covered categories, and the economic impact on the concession system. It is precisely at this stage that the text may be maintained, hardened, or even significantly altered.
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