Alexandra Figueira
the two taxi associations want to “camp” in the capital until the government give in. At issue are platforms like Uber and Cabify. They promise the largest demonstration ever and no date to end.
“The limit is 13,000,” says Florencio de Almeida, President of the Association of Transporters in Passenger Cars (ANTRAL), about how many Taxi drivers may join the national protest scheduled for October 10, a Monday. Is this the number of licensed taxi drivers in Portugal and that the two industry associations – ANTRAL and the Portuguese Federation of Taxi -. Want to mobilize for a demonstration of strength to the government
The location of the final concentration does not it is marked, but Florencio de Almeida said on Wednesday, which will be unavoidable stop the Terreiro do Paco. “Because we know that there is always agitators, let free a track for priority transport,” he said. Will police cars and emergency, but no public transport, he said.
Taxi drivers guarantee that they will not demobilize while the Government does not have access to its claims. They want, for example, that platforms like Uber and Cabify exist, but operate only taxis that already exist today and that drivers and vehicles allowed to transport passengers are seized by the police. “The law and court decisions have to be fulfilled,” says the president of ANTRAL.
The demonstration in Lisbon came to be promised for the second half of September, but the logistics involved led to defer to October 10th. Before that, even in September, the Assistant Secretary of State and the Environment, José Mendes wants to publish legislation including the new electronic platforms. But Almeida Florencio does not believe that the prediction is fulfilled. “Just the 30-day public consultation to derail the publication this month”, he says.
The decision to paralyze Lisbon was taken after meetings held on Wednesday in Parliament with the parties with parliamentary seat.
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