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Contrary to what the health authorities wanted, the prolonged Christmas holiday was marked by crowded beaches on the São Paulo coast and commercial establishments that did not comply with the red quarantine phase in the interior due to the new coronavirus pandemic, the most rigid.
The shops opened their doors, the bars kept their activity and even a clandestine rave with 500 people was captured by an interior inspector.
The São Paulo government decided to move all regions of the state to the red phase of the pandemic containment plan for the Christmas and New Year holidays.
Consequently, commerce, services, restaurants, bars, beauty salons and non-essential events, among other economic activities, must remain closed on December 25, 26 and 27 and from January 1 to 3. But that was not the case.
On the coast of São Paulo, the city councils decided not to follow the decision of the João Doria government (PSDB) on the reversal of the red phase.
In Baixada Santista, the beaches were crowded, with no distance between people and with masks restricted to the minority of bathers.
The cities of the coastal region decided to close the beaches on the 31st and 1st, to discourage the arrival of tourists and, consequently, avoid crowds. However, they also decided, together, to rule out the return to the red phase of the São Paulo Plan, citing lack of time for city councils to adapt equipment and structures to comply with the regulations.
“These measures were communicated without any possibility of planning by the public administration to prepare the inspection. We need organization, which would be impossible in such a short time. Thus, the oversight capacity of the municipalities is compromised, ”said the mayor of Santos, Paulo Alexandre Barbosa (PSDB), who chairs the Condesb (Baixada Santista Development Council) via consultative basis.
Baixada, which in addition to Santos is made up of Guarujá, Praia Grande, Bertioga, Cubatão, Itanhaém, Mongaguá, Peruíbe and São Vicente, is a region of toucan dominance in politics: the PSDB won the dispute in 6 of the 9 cities, scenario That practically held the record in the elections of four years ago.
In Caraguatatuba, on the north coast, a municipal decree last Wednesday (23) limited the operation of commercial establishments to only 16 hours: from 8:00 p.m. on January 31 to 12:00 p.m. on January 1.
The decision was made after a management meeting with business associations, hotels and inns, bars and restaurants, shopping centers and tourism.
Ubatuba also recorded crowded beaches during extended vacations.
In Ribeirão Preto, which had 118 hospitalized on Sunday morning, 57 beds in the ICU (Intensive Care Unit), the Military Police and the GCM (Metropolitan Civil Guard) prevented an illegal rave during the weekend.
Called the Trance Epidemic, the party would take place between Saturday afternoon and this Sunday at a farm in the south of the city, but was interrupted on the afternoon of the first day.
At least 500 people were at the scene when the inspection came, most without masks. THE leaf he did not contact the organizers.
There was also disrespect in the shops in the city center, which opened on Saturday. Acirp (Ribeirão Preto Commercial and Industrial Association) considered the decree on the regression to the red phase “irresponsible and erroneous”.
According to the entity, the first point is the lack of predictability, by disclosing the measures within three days after their adoption.
“It destroys hundreds of companies, especially the bar and restaurant sectors, that have already bought perishable products, hired suppliers and made reservations and sales in advance,” says a statement from Acirp.
The entity also affirms that the closure of the retail trade increases the risk of agglomerations on the dates in which it is allowed to open, “causing precisely the opposite effect to that desired”.
In Campinas, the establishments were evaluated for the operations carried out by the inspection teams of the city council on Friday (25) and Saturday nights.
In Presidente Prudente, a bombing carried out by the city found about 20 establishments open – shops, restaurants and bars – this Saturday, which could not happen.
The region is the only region of the state that had already withdrawn to the red phase on the 22nd, when the state government adopted the most recent restrictions.
The measure was taken due to the 83.1% occupancy of ICU beds in the region. On Wednesday (23), the city accounted for 9,527 cases of the disease, with 185 deaths.
