Court schedules conciliation hearing to discuss bus strike in Manaus

The hearing will be held in person and involves the Public Defender's Office of Amazonas, which requested the meeting, the State Government, the City of Manaus and the Union of Passenger Transport Companies of the State of Amazonas (Sinetram).

The publication determines that the legal representatives of the summoned parties are notified electronically, due to the urgency of the situation.

The strike was ended after the Labor Court ordered 100% of the fleet to circulate. The buses returned to operating normally in the early hours of this Tuesday (10), according to information from Rede Amazônica.

Still in the morning, the president of the Road Workers Union, Givancir Oliveira, informed that the payment of the amounts charged by workers was confirmed for this Tuesday.

The determination to resume transport was signed by judge David Alves de Mello Júnior, from the Regional Labor Court of the 11th Region (TRT-11), in a lawsuit filed by Sinetram.

The document established a fine of R$120,000 per hour in case of non-compliance and determined that the Union of Urban Public Transport and Road Workers of Manaus and Metropolitan Region (STTRM) prevent acts that hinder the entry and exit of vehicles and employees from garages.

In the decision, the judge considered that public transport is an essential service and pointed out signs that the minimum period of 72 hours to communicate the strike to employers and users was not met.

According to the document, the movement was communicated on Friday (6), around 61 hours before the start of the strike.

The strike was approved at a meeting held on November 4th. In a statement, the STTRM stated that delays in salaries make it difficult to pay commitments and support workers' families.

In response to the demands of road workers, the City of Manaus, through the Municipal Institute of Urban Mobility (IMMU), declared that it is keeping payments to the public transport system up to date and that the strike was not motivated by a lack of funds from the municipality.

The impasse also occurs amid the suspension of new top-ups of the Free Student Pass. On November 6, the 1st Public Finance Court ordered the blocking of R$5 million in Sinetram's financial assets until the benefit was reestablished across the capital's entire public transport network.

Sinetram states that the release of new credits depends on the receipt of amounts intended to pay for student tickets. The Government of Amazonas states that the transfers relating to 2026 are up to date and that the charge involves amounts from 2025, discussed in court.

The suspension of recharges was communicated by Sinetram on November 2nd. Students who still have a balance on their cards can continue using available credits.