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The Brazilian government launched a new app only for some of its public employees in Brasilia on the 23rd, still in the testing phase. This is TaxiGov, a transport app similar to Uber and Cabify that ministers and other servers can use to get around the Federal District. For now, only servers of the Secretariat of Management (Seges) of the Ministry of Planning can use the TaxiGov, which was developed for Android, iOS and Windows Phone. With it, employees can request taxis that will be paid by the government on business trips. According to the Brazilian Govern, paying taxis to the servers will represent a saving of 60% in the transportation expenses of public employees. This transportation today is made with a fleet of private drivers hired, which has an annual expense of BRL 32 million. The app has many features from other apps like Uber and 99, including race scheduling and driver evaluation. After the trip, the server will receive the e-mail receipt, which can be us...

A Uber driver lived moments of terror in Belo Horizonte, in the interior of Brazil. The man was thrown into an area of ​​about 20 meters high, in the Belvedere neighborhood, after being robbed. Tiago Souza da Silva, 29, had been missing for nearly a week after to do a run around the neighborhood. There is no information yet about the robber. The investigations began in the night when Tiago disappeared and his car was found in the morning in Mariana, in the central region of Minas Gerais. The police are still investigating to get to the criminal. The victim was on a background of a cliff, with 20 meters high, beside the Jose Maria Alkmin Avenue, in Belvedere neighborhood. The Fire Department was called and rappelling techniques was used to get to Tiago, in a location that was difficult to access. The victim was placed on a stretcher and suspended by a rope to reach a high point, near the site. The driver was injured and was taken by the Mobile Emergency Service to the João XX...

A family was chased and beaten by taxi drivers on the night of May 31 in Brasilia, after being mistaken for Uber drivers. The episode occurred when four brothers landed in the Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport and followed by car to Ceilândia, a nearby city. The Civil Police investigates the case. According to one of the victims, a taxi driver closed his car and after the collision, pretended he would "solve" the situation. The family was surrounded and attacked, despite the protests that were not Uber drivers. "When we pulled up, more than 50 taxi drivers have arrived at the car, breaking the car glass, knocking on people, and shouting, 'Kill that is Uber, death to the Uber', then I talked about: 'We are a family, we are coming trip, don't, don't', said one of the victims. Sticker says "I'm not a Uber driver" The case was registered at the 10th Police Station and one of the attackers recognized by ph...