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CTB is responsible for managing the Salvador and Lauro de Freitas Metro System, which currently operates with a fleet of trains that require renovation and expansion to meet growing demand.
The Bahia State Transport Company (CTB) announced that the Alstom Group Consortium won a tender for the supply of 10 new trains for the Salvador and Lauro de Freitas Metro System (SMSL). The information was released by the agency through the Official State Gazette this Tuesday (22).
According to CTB, the choice was made based on the lowest price proposal. R$632,719,519.37 will be invested to purchase the vehicles. The trains are destined for the two metro lines and must have four cars each.
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The new trains will come into operation within the next 18 to 24 months.
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Ribeirão Preto City Hall will offer free public transport to the entire population during the two Sundays of Enem 2026. The city has 16,682 students registered for the exam.

The São Paulo Metro extended the operating hours of Line 17-Gold to from 6am to 10pm, with more trains in circulation and a reduction in the average interval from 18 to 9 minutes. The line remains in temporary operation without charging fees, with a forecast of 100 thousand passengers per day after commercial completion.
Landing and take-off operations at Belo Horizonte/Confins International Airport are suspended this Saturday (26) due to a problem on the runway, according to concessionaire BH Airport. 45 flights were canceled and eight were delayed, with passengers advised to consult the airlines.

The BRs 116 and 251 lane will undergo partial and total closures for the implementation of the 'free flow' electronic toll system. The technology, which does not require gates, uses sensors and cameras to automatically charge vehicles.

A FedEx cargo aircraft that had taken off from Viracopos Airport bound for the United States returned and made an emergency landing at 5:57 pm after maneuvers over Campinas, Holambra and Jaguariúna; reason was not disclosed.

The 19 stations on the Recife Metro Center Line were closed this Thursday morning after a tree fell onto the power grid, affecting around 90,000 passengers.