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Uber adding to unemployment, says Brazil President Dilma Rousseff

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff

Brasilia: Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff criticized ride-sharing app Uber on Wednesday for adding to unemployment, but she said each city had to decide how to deal with the service that has riled conventional taxi drivers.

Brazil's three major cities Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Brasilia have all moved to ban the mobile app developed by Uber Technologies Inc that enables users to hail Uber drivers for rides. None of the bans has yet taken effect, with mayors holding off on approving the laws.

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