On the 15th of December, 2023, in the case “Quisbert, Alejandro Javier s/ recurso de apelación art. 32 inc. 5º C.P.”, Expte. 5635/2023, the Criminal Court of the Northern Judicial District of Tierra del Fuego declared Río Grande’s Ordinance No. 3548/2016, which banned the provision of transportation services via apps in the municipality, to be unconstitutional, and consequently upheld Uber’s legality.

In reaching this decision, the Court held that the Ordinance, by outright banning such activity, would go against constitutionally recognised rights like the right to work, the right to engage in lawful business, the right to freedom of association and the right to freedom of employment.

As a result, the driver was acquitted and the Río Grande City Council was urged to regulate the operation of digital platforms used for private transportation services.