The case against Uber was led by a local company providing among other things an app to hail normal taxis. It wasn't just some politicians decision. Personally

The case against Uber was led by a local company providing among other things an app to hail normal taxis. It wasn't just some politicians decision. Personally I never saw the big appeal of Uber and co anymore as soon as such apps starting to come around (which is since at least 2014 in Colombias major cities)