THEY’RE KEEPING YOU LOCKED OUT. While São Paulo’s nightlife pumps and workers struggle to get home, the metro system SLAMS ITS DOORS at midnight. A bombshell investigation by the Public Ministry is now exposing what they don’t want you to know: the 24-hour train YOU NEED has been brutally cut, and the companies are hiding behind excuses.
Shocking new documents reveal the probe was triggered by federal deputy Erika Hilton, who demands answers for the post-pandemic reduction that stranded thousands. Videos and passenger data prove a critical fact: between 2014 and 2020, there was SIGNIFICANT movement of people between midnight and 1 AM. This service was NEVER RESTORED. Why?
The companies—Metrô, CPTM, ViaQuatro, ViaMobilidade—claim “technical reasons.” They say the system needs the “technical dawn” for maintenance and was “not designed” to run non-stop. But their own actions BETRAY THEM. Look at the evidence: during Carnival, the trains run 24 hours. A current “experimental” 24-hour test is running on the Blue, Green, and Red lines until 2026. They CAN do it. So why WON’T they do it permanently?
Who benefits from a silent, disconnected city after midnight? Not the passengers relying on public transport for culture, leisure, or work. Not the bars, restaurants, and tourism sectors. The promoters are now demanding all test data—passenger numbers, trains used, operational impacts. The silence from the operators is DEAFENING.
They have the power to keep the city moving. They are choosing to keep it paralyzed. This is more than a schedule change; it’s a deliberate strategy of control and neglect. The very people who run your city are abandoning you in the dark.
Edited for Kayitsi.com




