Chilean taxi drivers protest against the government's plan to regulate Uber – La República CE

Hundreds of taxi drivers demonstrated today with their vehicles in the center of Santiago de Chile to protest against the government's proposed bill to regulate the operation of airframe applications. transport such as Uber and Cabify.

The trailer, which had permission from the authorities to move, has traveled several kilometers through the center of the Chilean capital, including a section of Alameda, the main avenue of the city, and pbaded in front of the Palacio de la The currency, seat of the executive

Many vehicles were decorated with black and yellow balloons and flags, the same tones as the regular taxis in Chile, and they wore banners against Uber and Cabify, which they consider illegal.

The demonstration forced the police to cut off traffic from several streets but there were no incidents or situations of violence.

Luis Reyes, president of the National Confederation of Taxis of Chile (Confenatach), in statements to Radio Cooperativa, expressed his rejection of the bill that the government presented on July 20 to regulate the operation of the applications of transport.

"We do not like this project, it was very light, it was very improvised what the Minister (Transport, Gloria Hutt) sent to Parliament, we n & # 39; 39; even had no opportunity to do a joint badysis of this project " said the head of

The project that the executive of President Sebastián Piñera sent to Congress establishes that drivers of such applications that Uber and Cabify must have a professional driver's license and not have a criminal record for bad crimes or drug trafficking. In addition, applications must be established as pbadenger companies paid in Chile and pay taxes in the country.

Taxi drivers will regulate and denounce the fact that Uber and Cabify are creating unfair competition and requires the bill to limit the number of vehicles that can provide transportation service through these platforms.

Transport Minister Gloria Hutt has urged taxi drivers her dissatisfaction with arguments and not with demonstrations. "This project has already entered, enter into discussion tomorrow and if you do not like it, the place to discuss is Parliament" he told reporters. EFE