[New post] Sao Paulo mayor seeks middle ground on Uber, eyes regulations

sskarthik posted: "(Reuters) - Sao Paulo is looking at ways to regulate the Uber ride-sharing service instead of backing an outright ban proposed by local Brazilian lawmakers, the mayor of South America's biggest city said at a university event in Paris. "We'" Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on SKarthik.info Sao Paulo mayor seeks middle ground on Uber, eyes regulations by sskarthik (Reuters) - Sao Paulo is looking at ways to regulate the Uber ride-sharing service instead of backing an outright ban proposed by local Brazilian lawmakers, the mayor of South America's biggest city said at a university event in Paris. "We're analyzing a law that passed in Sao Paulo but has still not been signed, because we want to find a middle way," Mayor Fernando Haddad said on Thursday in remarks posted online. "The executive branch is analyzing the law and we have about 10 days to announce the measures we consider appropriate." Haddad did not say whether he was planning a full or partial veto of a law that the city council approved earlier this month banning paid ride-sharing apps such as Uber amid protests by thousands of taxi drivers. Read more... sskarthik | September 26, 2015 at 2:34 pm | Categories: Computers and Internet | URL: http://wp.me/p1eKZE-3m0B Comment    See all comments Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from SKarthik.info. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: https://sskarthik.wordpress.com/2015/09/26/sao-paulo-mayor-seeks-middle-ground-on-uber-eyes-regulations-3/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com