Fine for agglomeration on New Year’s Eve in Rio reaches R $ 15 thousand, says City Council | Rio de Janeiro

Anyone caught in a crowd will have to pay R $ 15 thousand. If you don’t have a mask, more R $ 15 thousand.

“Those responsible will be violated and the fine is very serious,” he said. Flavio Graça, Superintendent of Sanitary Surveillance.

“We warn you not to promote this type of activity,” he amended.

This Tuesday (29), on the Copacabana boardwalk, the RJ1 caught 72 people without a mask in 15 minutes. Another 17 had the accessory on their chin.

The municipality decided to expand all over the edge of town, from Leme to Pontal, the blocks on new year’s eve, from Thursday (31st) to Friday (1st).

The measures already planned for Copacabana now they will apply to the beaches of the South Zone (of Leme) and to Recreio and they were published in an extra edition of the Official Gazette this Monday (28).

Last week, the acting mayor of Rio, councilor Jorge Felippe (DEM), had already determined the closure of access to Copacabana, the traditional scene of the traditional party on duty, which was canceled, and forbidden fireworks and sound equipment on the shore.

• Access to the beach for those who do not live in the neighborhoods (except pedestrians)
• Parking on the promenade and surrounding streets
• Parties in front of the sea and sound equipment.
• Burning fires
• Stalkers at fixed points
• Circulation of buses, minibuses and charter vans

The measures were taken after the increase in the number of cases and deaths from Covid-19 in recent weeks in Rio de Janeiro. Nearly 25,000 deaths from the disease have already been reported in the state, more than half in the capital.

Only the vehicles of residents with proof of residence, hotel guests with proof of reservation and workers of commercial establishments with functional credentials will be able to pass through the blocks, according to the city council.

The kiosks can work, but without music, without “corralito” and without entrance fee. Individual pedestrians with permits may work, but boatmen are prohibited from 8 pm on Wednesday (30) to 6 am on Friday (1st) (see more details below).

Also within this package of restrictions, the metro announced on Monday that on the 31st the lines will stop running at 8:00 p.m. It is the first time since 1998, when the metro reached Copacabana, that there will be no operation on the curve.

During a press conference with city officials to announce the measures, this Monday afternoon, Alexandre Cardeman, executive director of the Rio Operations Center (COR), said the measures were decided in memory and respect for the more than 190,000 dead in Brazil. .

“We need to send a hard and direct message to the population (…) The plan and the decree are much more a tool to mitigate crowds and celebrations with large numbers of people. What we want to happen at that moment, regardless of the restrictions that are created, is that it depends a lot on each one of us. Take a conscious turn and stay home. ”

“There is no better image than the empty shore and Copacabana beach without anyone so that we can honor all those who have left (…) Anyone who insists on moving unnecessarily can, yes, face inconveniences and may be in a situation of discomfort. So the recommendation is: stay home, ”Cardeman said.

Those who resist the restrictions can be fined and establishments closed., according to representatives of the city council.

• Rio decides to ‘close’ Copacabana to avoid overcrowding; only residents will have access

• A burning fires It is prohibited on the entire edge of the city from 12:00 am on December 30 to 7:00 am on January 1. Not even the hotel chain will be able to light fireworks;
• Private parties, concerts or any other event are prohibited. along the shore, through the kiosks, either on the sand or on the boardwalk, including the placement of a playground; Establishments that already have a permit for events may do so, following the ‘golden rules’ of the City Council;
• The use of Sound will be prohibited along the entire coastline. from 0 am on the 31st to 6 am on the 1st, including the strip of sand, kiosks and boardwalk;
• OR The work of street vendors will also be restricted.. It is forbidden for a boatman to stay at a fixed point, both on the sand of the beach and on the boardwalk, from 12:00 am on the 31st to 6:00 am on the 1st;
• Road blockades at shore access, including delivery and loading and unloading vehicles, between 8:00 p.m. on Thursday (31) and 3:00 a.m. on day 1; except vehicles of residents and hotel guests, with vouchers and transportation of employees from establishments facing the sea;
• Buses, minibuses and vans charters will not be able to enter the approaches from the edge from 8:00 p.m. on the 31st until 3:00 a.m. on the 1st;
• Taxi only enters with passenger with voucher resident, guest or worker;
• Parking prohibited along the entire coast., except residents or hotel guests, with vouchers.

The access roads to the shore will be closed from Leme, in the South Zone, to Pontal, in Recreio dos Bandeirantes. Access to the beaches of Flamengo and Botafogo will remain open, but the operational restrictions are the same as for the rest of the seafront, as well as in the traditional crowding points of the North Zone, the locations were not indicated by the city.

Will be 23 block points in the access to Copacabana, 18 points in Ipanema and Leblon and 13 blocks in Barra and Recreio.

The New Year will also be marked by restrictions in Angra dos Reis, in the Costa Verde region. This Monday morning, workers from the tourism sector closed one of the BR-101 lanes and the interchange to the city.

The group is against the city council decree that prohibits the entry of people who come to Angra just to spend the day. Anyone who has reserved a hotel or house in the city will only be able to enter after presenting proof of the reservation.

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