The São Paulo Metro sued the Metropolitan Transport Consortium (CMT), which involves 24 intercity bus companies and operated the old BOM card, for an alleged debt of R$81,955,903.83 in transfers of fares paid by passengers. According to Metrô, the CMT did not transfer the values of trips made with the BOM card between 2022 and March 2025, even after the card was gradually replaced by the TOP.
This amount is the equivalent of what is needed to load a transport card with almost R$82 million. With the current fare of R$5.20, it would be possible to make two daily trips for more than 21 thousand years. The BOM card was created in 2012 to integrate intercity buses, trains and subways. Metrô signed an agreement with CMT for the consortium to operate the card and pass on part of the fares to Metrô.
According to the company, payments occurred normally until February 2022, when the CMT announced that it would interrupt payments due to the possible stoppage of the BOM ticket. However, Metrô states that the card continues to be used by passengers, as some municipalities have not yet adopted TOP. Thus, trips continue to be made with the BOM, but without transfer to the Metro.
