Thiago Peixoto: Vigilance is needed regarding the Uber law.
President of the Parliamentary Front for Digital Economy, federal deputy Thiago Peixoto (PSD-GO) believes that vigilance must be maintained over the bill dealing with the operation of mobility applications such as Uber, Cabify and 99 in Brazil; the proposal was approved in the Senate on Tuesday (31), altering negative points of a project that came from the Chamber of Deputies; “The senators improved the proposal, which was approved in the Chamber with a prohibitive bias. Now, the bill returns for the deputies to carry out a new analysis. We need to maintain attention so that the result remains positive for the population, guaranteeing people's right to choose how they want to move around the cities,” explained the deputy.
Goiás 247 - President of the Parliamentary Front for Digital Economy, federal deputy Thiago Peixoto (PSD-GO) believes that vigilance must be maintained over the bill dealing with the operation of mobility applications such as Uber, Cabify and 99 in Brazil. A proposal was approved in the Senate on Tuesday (31) altering negative points of a project that came from the Chamber of Deputies.
“The senators improved the proposal, which was approved in the Chamber with a prohibitive bias. Now, the bill returns to the Chamber for further analysis. We need to remain vigilant to ensure the outcome continues to be positive for the population, guaranteeing people's right to choose how they want to move around the cities,” the parliamentarian explained.
Thiago has been intensely campaigning on social media in recent days, drawing attention to the risk of the Senate approving the proposal in the same form as it came from the Chamber of Deputies. “In April, we worked hard to make the deputies aware that the project was bad for the population's right to choose. But corporatism was stronger and won over innovation. Even with my dissenting vote, the proposal was approved with a completely prohibitive bias, which would make the activity of the apps unfeasible and harm more than 500 drivers who work in these activities and about 20 million users,” he said.
The bill approved in the Senate modified key points of the original idea that came from the Chamber of Deputies. There is no longer a requirement for red license plates on cars that work with ride-hailing apps, nor is there a requirement for vehicle ownership or that a driver can only operate within the municipality where the car is registered. Furthermore, the municipality no longer needs to authorize the service, but it retains a role in oversight. On the other hand, the apps must keep their service provider registrations up-to-date.
Thiago Peixoto understands that the mobilization of app users and drivers was fundamental in making senators aware that approving the bill as it came from the Chamber of Deputies was negative. “We need to have this sensitivity in the Chamber. It's not simply a dispute between apps and taxi drivers, but rather the maintenance of services that benefit the population and are very well-regarded. It's important that people remain vigilant and start contacting their federal representatives to say that they want their right to choose guaranteed,” added the deputy.
regulation mark
Thiago Peixoto, in addition to being president of the Parliamentary Front for the Digital Economy, is also the rapporteur for the Special Committee on the Regulatory Framework for the Collaborative Economy. He has defended the thesis that any regulation arising from the debates in the committee cannot have a prohibitive bias. “This episode with mobility apps is emblematic. We run the risk that corporatist pressures, which almost always aim to secure market share, will become a barrier to innovation. I am not against regulations, but I believe they should encourage innovation, not prohibit it,” he concluded.