The Brazilian taxi &quot;lobby&quot; (some would say mafia) is really fighting back:<p>Taxi drivers assault Uber driver in Brasilia: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;translate.google.com&#x2F;translate?sl=auto&amp;tl=en&amp;js=y&amp;prev=_t&amp;hl=en&amp;ie=UTF-8&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.correiobraziliense.com.br%2Fapp%2Fnoticia%2Fcidades%2F2015%2F10%2F25%2Finterna_cidadesdf%2C503828%2Ftaxistas-agridem-motorista-de-uber-durante-briga-no-setor-hoteleiro-no.shtml&amp;edit-text=" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;translate.google.com&#x2F;translate?sl=auto&amp;tl=en&amp;js=y&amp;pr...</a><p>In Porto Alegre: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;translate.google.com&#x2F;translate?sl=auto&amp;tl=en&amp;js=y&amp;prev=_t&amp;hl=en&amp;ie=UTF-8&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fnoticias.uol.com.br%2Fcotidiano%2Fultimas-noticias%2F2015%2F11%2F26%2Ftaxistas-agridem-motorista-do-uber-em-porto-alegre.htm&amp;edit-text=" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;translate.google.com&#x2F;translate?sl=auto&amp;tl=en&amp;js=y&amp;pr...</a><p>In Sao Paulo:
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