A regulação das plataformas digitais de fretamento colaborativo e o transporte coletivo rodoviário intermunicipal de passageiros em Minas Gerais: uma análise à luz da universalidade, da continuidade e da modicidade tarifária dos serviços públicos

Abstract

The passengers transportation market has undergone transformations catalyzed by the platforming of the segment. Many providers of this service already operate through digital platforms, technological tools that use sophisticated algorithms to more efficiently coordinate supply and demand, in addition to improving communication between the two ends of the market. The present study examines how the new dynamics of the transportation market, outlined after the emergence of platforms for collaborative charter, can influence the universality, continuity and affordability of the public service of intercity road transport of people, in Minas Gerais. Besides revisiting the normative framework that governs the activity and identifying the extent to which these norms reach digital platforms, this work analyzes article 6, item I, of State Law nº 23.941/2021 under the filter of proportionality principle and explores some aspects of the operation of digital platforms that deserve attention from regulatory and supervisory bodies, given their ability to interfere in the conditions of universality, continuity and affordability of transport services.