CHILE TRANSPORTATION – Chilean cabbies protest fuel prices, competition from apps

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More than 200 taxi drivers rolled slowly down a main thoroughfare in this capital Tuesday to protest rising fuel prices and press the Chilean government for tighter regulation of ride-sharing apps.

The cabbies made their way to La Moneda, the presidential palace, with the intention of delivering a letter to President Gabriel Boric detailing their grievances and demands.