Cabbies threatened to extend their protests countrywide at the end of April unless the Parliament adopts amendments to the taxi law.
The Chamber of Deputies’ committee for industries and services recently approved a series of amendments to the taxi legislation, introducing unitary tariffs for taxi services, to be set by local authorities, and banning cab drivers from working outside their license areas.
The bill is currently pending a vote in the lower house.
While transporters say introducing minimum tariffs on the local taxi services market would not harm competition and would compel transport operators to observe the legal provisions banning the sale of products or services at a loss, the country’s antitrust watchdog has recommended the parliament to reject the bill.