On the 26th of June, 2023, in the case, “ Recurso de apelación presentado por el Dr. Ret Davalos, Sergio Alejandro en representación de Lavilla Cointte, Joaquin en contra de Resolución 248/23 Exp 238-68484/23 de la Autoridad Metropolitana de Transporte – Recurso de la AMT, GAR – 184523/23”, the Court of Guarantees revoked the sanction imposed on the driver and ordered the amounts paid as a fine to be returned. The Court based its decision on the fact that the activity was not locally regulated nor had a specific infringement been committed. 

The Court sustained that the Metropolitan Transportation Authority applied an analogy in malam partem, while referring to the regulations pertaining to the transportation of passengers under the ‘remis’ (private taxi service) rule of law, which is a different type of service to Uber’s.