Rio and Niterói will close schools, bars and restaurants during a ‘super vacation’; see restrictions | Rio de Janeiro

For 10 days, during the “super vacation” already announced by the Government of RJ, March 26 to April 4, the new decrees they only authorize the operation of essential services.

“I would not call it a holiday. I would call it a moment of celebration of life, of more social isolation. Because a holiday brings us the moment of travel, leisure, or having a beer with friends, playing ball, going to beach, “Paes said.

Contrary to what was announced by the acting governor, Cláudio Castro (PSC), Bars and restaurants will be closed, as well as schools and nurseries.. TO It is forbidden for people to stay on the street between 11 pm and 5 am.

Vaccination against the disease. it will not be interrupted.

• non-essential retail stores;
• Malls;
• bars, cafes and restaurants (they can only work in the drive thru or delivery system);
• discos;
• dance clubs;
• museums;
• galleries;
• libraries;
• hairdressing salons;
• clubs;
• kiosks;
• amusement parks
• schools
• universities
• day care centers

• Supermarket;
• pharmacy;
• transport;
• Wholesale;
• the pet store;
• Warehouse of construction materials;
• car rental;
• funeral services;
• banks
• medical services
• Mechanics and auto parts store
• Hospitality, with food service restricted to guests.

According to the health secretaries of both cities, the criteria used for the measures were the increase in cases, deaths, hospital visits and the use of public school fees.

“There was the initiative of the governor to present a decree and we are going to present a set of measures that will be the two decrees. The decrees are not identical, but they bring a synergy, a combination of actions that will maintain the balance and a strategy to fight against Covid. We are living perhaps the most critical moment of this pandemic. Things are happening very fast. Today we are in a very different situation than last Thursday, ”said Grael.

Niterói’s health secretary, Rodrigo Oliveira, said that, In three days, the city went from 56% to more than 90% of ICU occupancy in private hospitals. On the SUS network, occupancy was 86% this Monday.

Rio’s Health Secretary, Daniel Soranz, said that the ideal would be for the restrictions to be coordinated by the state government, but, given the lack of understanding, the municipalities have enacted the measures. “During the pandemic, there were never so many people hospitalized in ICU beds,” he said.

“None of us make the decisions we make today happy, happy or for pleasure,” Paes said. “We have all sought over time, especially in recent weeks, to draw attention to the need for metropolitan cohesion in these decisions,” he added.

“It is very difficult to respond to the calls made by the mayors or to comply with the decrees that the mayors lower if they do not have all the authorities speaking the same language,” he said. “We did everything so that we did not have to take these measures, but they are necessary.”

“It’s a terrifying scene that Daniel Soranz showed from 30 ambulances going up to Acari Hospital,” Paes said.

Clash with the Government of RJ

Rio and Niterói’s plans to announce more restrictive measures to slow down Covid’s progress are not agreed upon by the Rio de Janeiro state government.

Despite announcing that the state will have a 10-day “super vacation” starting next Friday (26) and until Easter Sunday (4), the governed Cláudio Castro (PSC) said that the municipalities will not be able to have the bars closed and restaurants during the period.

To the blog of Edimilson Ávila, G1Castro says that his measures must overlap with those of the municipalities and that he can go to court.

The city government understands that most municipal measures override state regulations, such as the operation of bars and restaurants.

In the midst of the confrontation, Mayor Eduardo Paes even published criticism of the governor on a social network this Monday (22).

“CastroFolia! The governor’s micareta! He definitely did not understand anything about the purpose of certain measures,” Paes wrote.

The “superferiadão”, which would run from Friday (26) to Easter Sunday (4), still depends on the endorsement of state deputies.

But, according to Cláudio Castro, the state regulation with the schedules of each sector does not need to pass through Alerj nor can it be modified by the municipalities.

Castro told the Edimilson Ávila Blog that a decree with the days of the production chain for the 10 days of “recess” will be published later on Monday (22), in an additional edition of the Official Gazette.

By the rules planned by the state – and not yet published -, The establishments would be authorized to operate until 11:00 pm on the 10 days of anticipated holidays and breaks created. Commerce could also be opened, but schools would be closed.

State-planned rules (not yet released)

• Public and private schools closed.

• Maintaining the public transport offer from 5 am to midnight, Monday to Saturday and from 7 am to 11 pm on Sundays, to avoid crowds;
• Supervision of the use of masks and alcohol gel at the stations;
• Prohibition of chartering intercity and interstate buses, except for the transport of workers.

• Half capacity operation;
• Customer entry until 9pm;
• Close until 11pm;
• It is forbidden to sell alcoholic beverages to permanent customers;
• Allowed to serve at tables of up to four people;
• Maintained drive-thru, delivery and take-away;
• prohibition of the consumption of alcoholic beverages in convenience stores and kiosks.

• Shopping centers and shopping centers must operate at 40% of their capacity, from 12:00 to 20:00 hours;
• General stores can open between 8 am and 5 pm;
• The services sector can attend from 12 noon to 8 in the afternoon;
• Free fairs can operate at the discretion of each municipality.

• Follow the rules of the holidays.

• The beaches will remain closed;
• Clubs and parks will also be closed;
• It is forbidden to stay in public spaces between 11:00 pm and 5:00 am;
• Parties and events of any kind are prohibited.

• open, with prohibition of leisure areas (except gym). Hotel bars and restaurants follow the general rule of the sector;