99 Abandons São Paulo Mototaxi, Pivots to Delivery After City Talks

Overview

• The company, after a Wednesday meeting with Mayor Ricardo Nunes, said it will not run passenger motorcycle rides in the city and will focus on 99 Food and delivery.
• 99 told City Hall it will stop pushing court fights and will work on safety steps such as rest hubs for riders, data sharing to map crash risks, and telemetric checks on hard braking and acceleration.
• São Paulo’s December 2025 law requires driver pre-registration, training and toxicology tests, bans riding in the central zone and on expressways like Marginal Tietê and 23 de Maio, and sets steep daily fines and app speed controls.
• Uber’s bid to get city approval for mototaxi was rejected Tuesday for missing legal requirements, while the company said it had not yet received formal notice.
• City leaders cited crash risks and public health costs, a stance strengthened by a fatal 99Moto passenger crash in May 2025 and followed by court rulings that barred outright bans but allowed tight local rules.