The Procon-SP opened a formal investigation against Uber and 99, alleging that the companies irregularly offered taxi services in São Paulo, without regulatory approval from the city government and contrary to a court injunction issued by the São Paulo State Court (TJ-SP). On the 16th, Judge Eduardo Gouvêa suspended the service, threatening a daily fine of R$ 30,000. However, the service continued to be offered by the platforms. On the 24th, a motorcycle taxi from 99 collided with a car, also an app-based service, resulting in the death of 23-year-old Larissa Barros Máximo Torres, a passenger on the motorcycle. According to the São Paulo Public Security Secretariat, Larissa was hit by the door of a car, which was opened by one of the occupants of the vehicle. The motorcyclist and the young woman were thrown onto the road and the passenger on the motorcycle was run over by another vehicle on the road. After the incident, the court ordered the suspension of the service again on the 26th. According to Procon-SP, Uber claimed in its response to the consumer protection agency's request for explanations that it was waiting for the outcome of its appeals, which, in the agency's view, did not justify the continuation of the service after the court's prohibition. 'The activity should have been suspended pending the outcome of the prohibition's merit, as happens in any other suspensive decision. Moreover, the companies will be investigated for failure to provide service, as they assumed risks and their consequences also in the administrative sphere,' said Procon-SP in a statement. The penalties that Uber and 99 are facing at Procon-SP could reach more than R$ 13 million in fines. In a statement, 99Moto said it operated legally, backed by federal law and a first-instance court ruling that denied the city government's right to prohibit the service. 'After clarification with the order of interruption issued by Judge Eduardo Gouvêa, the company temporarily suspended the service,' the company said. 99Moto also asked for urgent decision from the TJ-SP on the unconstitutionality of the city government's decree prohibiting the service. Uber said it temporarily suspended the operation of its Uber Moto service in the city of São Paulo, in compliance with the court's decision, 'while waiting for the analysis of the issue by the competent authorities, whether through regulation or definitive judicial decision.'
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