Uber Scores Victory With New Brazil Legislation
- Lower house approved two out of three amendments from Senate
- President Michel Temer can still veto all or part of bill
Drivers protest against Uber in Rio de Janeiro.
Photographer: Dado Galdieri/Bloomberg
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Brazil’s lower house of Congress voted to approve lighter regulations on car-hailing apps, giving a boosts to Uber Technologies Inc. in one of its largest markets.
The deputies upheld late on Wednesday two of three amendments made in the Senate last year, according to the lower house news agency. Those amendments eliminated requirements that would have made it more difficult and expensive for car-hailing companies to operate, such as using taxi-style license plates. City authorities will have the power to regulate the service, but the bill does not require individual motorists to acquire permits.