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Uber Moto ban upheld, protests and credit program grow

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Uber Moto ban upheld, megashow delay protests and credit program grow

The legal dispute battle over Uber’s motorcycle‑passenger Uber Moto service in São Paulo has intensified. After the Court of Justice’s July 21, 2026 order requiring the city to credential Uber Moto within 48 hours, Justice Borelli Thomaz suspended that ruling on July 24, citing insufficient evidence of financial prejudice. The suspension left Uber Moto barred while the municipality pressed for safety compliance, including driver background checks, toxicology testing, vehicle registration and insurance. On July 30, 2026 intensified after a state court on 30 July 2026 reversed the earlier lower‑court a prior order and reinstated the ban, confirming that Uber Moto remains leaving the service prohibited pending a merits judgment. Mayor Ricardo Nunes warned that the ongoing legal and bureaucratic hurdles dispute could jeopardise a the city’s planned free megashow on Avenida Paulista, threatening expected tourism and transport benefits. That same day, Nationwide, app‑based drivers and delivery workers across Brazil staged nationwide continued large‑scale protests demanding higher fares, a minimum per‑kilometre payment, R$1.50 per kilometre, and better working conditions. Demonstrators targeted recent platform changes such as Uber’s subscription‑based “Passe para Motoristas” and iFood’s “+Entregas” model, which they say reduce earnings. The federal Move Brasil and Move Motoristas programs expanded credit options, with Caixa offering low‑interest programme, part of the broader Move Brasil initiative, reached R$2.2 billion in contracts by the end of July, representing 7.3 % of its R$30 billion allocation. It offers financing for new motorcycles vehicles up to R$150 000, up to 72 installments, and accepting platform income interest rates of 12.6 % for men and 11.5 % for women, with an average loan of R$102 000 per driver. Over 21 700 drivers in 1 445 municipalities are now registered. The government also broadened credit access by allowing platform‑income statements for housing loans. Separate loans and by providing cashback incentives through partnerships with Caixa and Banco do Brasil. Legal actions persist, with courts in Santa Catarina and Catarina, Maranhão upheld and other states upholding bans on drivers accused of fraud. At the international level, fraud and rejecting requests for account reinstatement. Internationally, Brazil’s labor unions continued to press for ratification of the ILO’s Convention 193 on platform work was discussed in Geneva, with Brazilian unions urging ratification to strengthen labor protections for gig‑economy workers. work.

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  1. 2026-07-31 22:08 UTC Uber Moto ban upheld, protests and credit program grow
  2. 2026-07-31 19:30 UTC Uber Moto ban upheld, megashow delay
  3. 2026-07-30 23:26 UTC Uber Moto ban upheld, megashow delay
  4. 2026-07-26 00:56 UTC Uber Moto licensing dispute and megashow delay

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