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Justice accepted the request of the State Public Ministry and revoked, on Saturday morning, the decree issued by the mayor of Porto Alegre, Sebastião Melo, who made the opening of economic activities more flexible on weekends and holidays. The decision is made by judge Lourdes Helena Pacheco da Silva. The measure, edited late at night, contrary to the decree determined by the government of Rio Grande do Sul.
The lawsuit also set a fine of R $ 30 thousand for non-compliance with the decision. According to the judge, it can be expanded to reinforce the effectiveness of the mandatory decision.
Following the decision, Mayor Sebastião Melo announced that the city of Porto Alegre will appeal the decision. “Democracy is the rule of law. I do not agree with the precautionary measure granted by the Justice, which suspended economic activities on weekends in Porto Alegre, but I will comply with it. The City Council will appeal the decision,” he wrote on his network social, this Saturday morning.
According to the municipal administration, which also noted in a note, “the measures sought to minimize the economic losses caused by restrictions on activities that extend for more than a year.” He also ensured that extraordinary measures were taken in accordance with the red flag rule.
Democracy is the rule of law. I do not agree with the precautionary measure granted by the Justice, which suspended economic activities on weekends in Porto Alegre, but I will comply with it. The City will appeal the decision
– Sebastião Melo (@SebastiaoMelo) March 27, 2021
The Attorney General of the Public Ministry of the State, Fabiano Dallazen, affirmed that attitudes like this, of the mayor Sebastião Melo, in the most serious moment of the pandemic “only generate more insecurity in the population, which is all that we do not need”. him, the mayors are already aware that this is illegal and will subsequently generate personal accountability.
The decree that would authorize an increase in the opening hours of restaurants and similar establishments, for service to the public between 5 am and 10 pm, would take effect as of this Saturday. Bars and the like could operate between 5 am and 6 pm, on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays. The new regulations would also allow, on Saturdays, between 5 in the morning and 4 in the afternoon, the operation to serve the public of commerce and non-essential services, including those located in shopping centers and malls. The wholesale and retail trade of chocolates was included.
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