How tolls work in Brazil (2026): ANTT, ARTESP, plazas, free flow, and tags
In Brazil tolls are collected by private concessionaires under two regulators: ANTT on federal highways and state agencies, such as ARTESP in São Paulo, on state roads. Charging happens at barrier plazas or at free-flow gantries, the tariff is adjusted once a year for inflation, and a single tag works across the entire federal network.
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Published: 2026-09-03 · Last reviewed: 2026-09-03
Two regulators, two networks
Federal highways, the BR roads, are concessioned and regulated by the Agência Nacional de Transportes Terrestres, ANTT, whose index lists 33 active concessionaires with links to each one's tariffs and plaza locations. State highways answer to state agencies; in São Paulo it is ARTESP, which explains that tariffs are calculated with a per-kilometre tariff, a fixed value per kilometre multiplied by the section each plaza covers, with three road classes: highway system, dual carriageway, and single carriageway.
In practice, a driver leaving São Paulo for Rio on the Dutra is on a federal concession (CCR RioSP), while one heading to Campinas on the Bandeirantes is on a São Paulo state concession. The tariff tables live in different places: ANTT's per-concession pages and ANTTlegis decisions for federal roads; ARTESP's tariff PDF and the Siga Fácil site for São Paulo roads.
Toll plaza or free flow
The traditional form is the praça de pedágio, with booths and barriers. The alternative growing since 2023 is free flow, defined by CONTRAN Resolution 1,013/2024 as the set of procedures and systems that allows road use to be charged through electronic tolls without vehicles stopping or slowing down, dispensing with toll plazas or physical barriers. Without a tag, the system reads the plate and the driver pays afterwards. Our free-flow guide explains deadlines, fines, and how to pay.
How the tariff is set and adjusted
Each federal contract has a base toll tariff adjusted annually, on a date fixed in the contract, by a tariff adjustment index tied to the IPCA consumer price index, combined with an ordinary review that applies factors for works not carried out and other adjustments. CCR RioSP, for example, adjusts on 1 September: ANTT Decision SUROD 1,053 of 14 August 2026 applied the 4.44 percent IPCA rise and a Factor D of 4.93 percent, in force from 1 September 2026.
In São Paulo, first- and second-phase contracts have adjusted on 1 July since 1998. In 2026 the index was 4.72 percent, the IPCA from June 2025 to May 2026, applied on 1 July to more than thirty highways plus Rodoanel Oeste, SPMAR, and Tamoios; the newer concessions in the Siga Fácil programme adjust on other dates.
Vehicle categories
Official tables classify by axle count and wheel type, and the commercial tariff is the category 1 tariff multiplied by the number of axles. The table below is ANTT's for Ecovias Minas Goiás, updated on 28 August 2026. Numbering varies by contract: on CCR RioSP motorcycles are category 11 and exempt, and ambulances and official vehicles form category 12.
Vehicle categories in an official ANTT table (BR-050, Ecovias Minas Goiás)
Category
Vehicle
Axles and wheels
Multiplier
1
Car, pickup, and van
2 axles, single wheels
1.0
2
Light truck, bus, tractor unit, and van
2 axles, dual wheels
2.0
3
Car and pickup with semi-trailer
3 axles, single wheels
1.5
4
Truck, tractor unit with semi-trailer, bus
3 axles, dual wheels
3.0
5
Car and pickup with trailer
4 axles, single wheels
2.0
6, 7, 8
Truck with trailer, tractor unit with semi-trailer
4, 5, and 6 axles, dual wheels
4.0 / 5.0 / 6.0
9
Motorcycles, scooters, and mopeds
2 axles
0.5
10
Official and diplomatic vehicles
—
Exempt
Payment methods
ANTT stated on 19 December 2025 that almost 100 percent of tolls operating on federal concessions accept multiple payment methods, such as Pix, contactless credit and debit cards, cash, and automatic tag systems. São Paulo plazas are similar: Tamoios, for instance, accepts cash, contactless debit cards, and credit cards at manual booths. At São Paulo's free-flow gantries, later payment is by Pix, bank slip, card, WhatsApp, or app, depending on the concessionaire.
Tags: five operators, one network
ANTT authorises and supervises the toll payment operators, the AMAPs, ensuring interoperability across the whole federal concession network under Resolution 4,281/2014. The authorised operators are Sem Parar, Veloe, ConectCar, Greenpass, and Move Mais; the agency states that no other company is authorised. In São Paulo operators are authorised by ARTESP under Resolution SLT 13/2011, and Tamoios lists Veloe, ConectCar, Move Mais, Taggy, and Sem Parar as accepted. ConectCar and Veloe both claim coverage of 100 percent of tolls, barrier or free flow. A tag gives a basic 5 percent discount on most concessions and unlocks the frequent-user discount.
Frequently asked questions
Who sets toll prices in Brazil?
The concession contract, regulated by ANTT on federal highways and by state agencies such as ARTESP in São Paulo. The price is adjusted once a year for inflation on the date fixed in each contract.
Does one tag work on every highway?
On the federal network, yes: ANTT ensures interoperability of the five authorised operators, Sem Parar, Veloe, ConectCar, Greenpass, and Move Mais. On state roads the state agency authorises operators, and São Paulo concessionaires accept the same brands plus Taggy.
Can I pay tolls with Pix or a card?
Yes. According to ANTT, almost all federal plazas accept Pix, contactless cards, cash, and tags. At free-flow gantries payment is made afterwards on the concessionaire's site or app.
When are tolls adjusted?
Each contract has its date. The Dutra (CCR RioSP) adjusts on 1 September; São Paulo's first- and second-phase contracts on 1 July, by 4.72 percent in 2026.
The toll plazas on the BR-116 between São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, with the category 1 tariffs in force since 1 September 2026, the R$44.60 mainline total, the free flow on the express lanes in Greater São Paulo, the DBT and DUF tag discounts, and the motorcycle exemption.
What free-flow tolling is, its legal basis in article 209-A of the Traffic Code, the rules of CONTRAN Resolution 1,013/2024, the 200 fine-free days under Deliberation 277/2026, the national lookup in the CNH do Brasil app, where gantries operate on federal and São Paulo roads, and how drivers without a tag pay.
What a motorcycle pays on each type of concession, from the 0.5 multiplier to full exemption, the raised-axle rule of Law 13,103/2015 and the penalty for improperly raised axles, the mandatory Vale-Pedágio, the official exemptions on federal and São Paulo roads, and how the DBT and DUF discounts work.