Brazil ’s largest and richest cities have voted to ban app - based taxi services like Uber , because they believe they unfairly violate local regulations . On September 10 , city councillors voted 43 - 3 in favour of a ban in São Paulo , and on Aug. 25 , city councillors in Rio De Janeiro voted 41 - 1 in favour of a similar measure . Uber ’s fate in Brazil now rests in the hands of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro 's mayors who are weighing the possibility of vetoing the bans issued by their respective city councils . In Rio , Uber has approached metro Eduardo Paes with an aggressive public media campaign , and mobilising their supporters , are promoting the hashtag # 911 ( Uber stays ) .
Brazil’s largest and richest cities have voted to ban app-based taxi services like Uber, because critics say they unfairly dodge local regulations. On September 10, city councillors voted 43-3 in favour of a ban in São Paulo, and on Aug. 25, city councillors in Rio De Janeiro voted 41-1 in favour of a similar measure. Uber’s fate in Brazil now rests in the hands of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro's mayors who are weighing the possibility of vetoing the bans issued by their respective city councils. In Rio, Uber has targeted Mayor Eduardo Paes with an aggressive public media campaign, and mobilising their supporters, are promoting the hashtag #FicaUber (Uber stays).