São Paulo Court Rejects City Bid to Delay Motoapp Return as Uber and 99 Target Dec. 11 Restart

Overview

• TJ-SP president Antônio Torres Garcia denied the municipality’s request to postpone resumption, citing the STF’s view that cities may regulate but not prohibit motorcycle passenger services.
• The court previously imposed a 90-day deadline to regulate, and City Hall now says it will publish rules on Dec. 8 with data-sharing, a three-month city-run training, a minimum three years of A-license, restricted corridors, and a 125cc cap.
• Uber and 99 say motorcycle rides will return on Dec. 11, and the companies outlined voluntary measures including anonymized data sharing, driver certification, safety training, reflective vests, and telemetric risk monitoring.
• The municipal government says it will file a fresh appeal to the STF seeking a suspensive effect on the decisions that allow the service to operate.
• Officials justify tight limits on road-safety grounds, citing a motorcycle fleet that grew from about 833,000 in 2014 to roughly 1.3 million in 2024, deaths rising from 403 in 2023 to 483 in 2024, and 262 trauma beds in the city network.