Uber announces investment of 200 million and open in R$ SP

The Uber, main company transport application in the country, announced on Tuesday an investment of 200 million in the State capital and the opening of a call center that will generate 2,000 direct jobs, with up to 7,000 forecast throughout the year. The inauguration of the plant also happens on Tuesday.
The announcement occurs two weeks after 99, main rival of Uber, announce partnership with the Chinese, who led Chuxing Didi a contribution of 100 million dollars (321 million dollars) in the Brazilian application.
The call center of Uber intends to improve technical support both to passengers about the drivers and will attend all over the country. Currently, this service took place on a decentralised basis. The central Office of the company also should open 100 vacancies.
In São Paulo, where the transport service for applications is settled, the sector was responsible for the collection of 23 million dollars by November last year (most recent data), not to mention the taxes already levied to other economic activities.
The promise of management John Doria in São Paulo is keep the legalization of activity – the Mayor of Sao Paulo announced it would sell 1,300 cars from City Hall and put the servers for Uber and taxis.