📋 Tender Overview
The bill to reform the metropolitan public passenger transportation service, promoted by the Ministry of Public Works and Communications (MOPC) through the Vice Ministry of Transportation, was approved this Wednesday in the Chamber of Senators with the version sanctioned by Deputies. The initiative, which establishes the stewardship of land transportation and updates provisions of Law No. 1590/2000, will be sent to the Executive Branch for promulgation. The proposal aims to modernize the public transportation system through innovative technologies, sustainable management models and an approach that prioritizes the well-being of users, strengthening a safer, more accessible and reliable service, with better travel times and greater predictability. Approved settings Among the main points of the version approved by Deputies, which now remains firm after the decision of the Chamber of Senators, the modification of article 20 is maintained, which declares metropolitan transportation as an essential public service and sets a minimum service of 60% in cases of stoppages or strikes. Likewise, the wording of article 39 is ratified, which establishes that future concessionaires must incorporate all workers, instead of the mandatory absorption of all drivers provided for in the previous version. Regarding article 21, Deputies introduced the annual review of the composition of metropolitan areas and the participation of municipalities and governorates in the Strategic Committee for Sustainable Mobility, a body that intervenes in this decision process. For the Metropolitan Area, the approved version expands its scope by including some municipalities in the department of Cordillera, in addition to those initially planned, along with the cities of Central and Bajo Chaco. With these adjustments, the Deputies version is sanctioned and will be sent to the Executive Branch, the final step to establish a modern framework that allows improving the quality of public transportation and responding to the needs of users in the metropolitan area. Date: December 10, 2025
