O Sao Paulo Court of Justice yesterday (2) granted an injunction that guarantees that the drivers of the Uber can continue operating in the city. Signed by the judge Fermino Magnani Filho, the decision also took into the latest episodes of violence related to taxi drivers. 2f504t
The document defends the free constitutional exercise of economic freedom and private entrepreneurship. Also, cars linked to the app cannot be impounded. According to the judge, “the istration cannot seize vehicles, as reported daily, just because such drivers are not 'officially' considered taxi drivers”.
quoting the recent cases of violence and threats from the taxi drivers the magistrate wrote that “there are unequivocally, on the part of the antagonists, “traditional” taxi drivers, monopolistic pretensions, fear of competition, repudiation of living with this new service, wall movements on public roads (to the detriment of urban normality). And in the extreme, physical violence.”.
Last week the president of the Drivers' Union in Taxi Companies in the State of São Paulo (Simtetaxi-SP), Antonio Matias, posted a video on facebook where does it say “Uber will only work in São Paulo if it is in a taxi mode” and ends the video by threatening Mayor Fernando Haddad “Enough of the bullshit in this town. Now it's shit, mayor.”
The city hall opened in December a public consultation on the regulation of applications that connect engers and drivers. It closed on January 27th and management must now study the holdings and announce a decision.
