Justice suspends the Doria decree that prohibited the sale of alcoholic beverages in SP after 8 pm | Saint Paul

With the preliminary (provisional) decision of Judge Renato Sartorelli, the sale of alcohol after 8 pm is allowed in restaurants and similar establishments throughout the state.

In a note, the São Paulo government said that “the recommendation to suspend the sale of alcoholic beverages after 8 pm was adopted after doctors perceived an increase in the demand for Covid beds by young people and that” follow the recommendations of doctors and scientists “(see, below, the full note sent by Palácio dos Bandeirantes). It is possible to appeal.

the restaurants and convenience stores they can stay open until 10 pm, but must stop serving alcoholic beverages at 8 pm. Now with the preliminary decision, you can sell drinks until 10 at night.

Already bars have to close their doors at 8 pm, according to Friday’s decree.

The judge responded to a request from the association representing bars and restaurants in São Paulo (Abrasel-SP), which alleged that the decree of the São Paulo government, in addition to not explicitly stating the reasons that led to prohibit the sale of beverages alcoholics at night, also undermines free enterprise and free competition, principles expressed in the Brazilian Constitution.

Despite vetoing the part of the government’s determination that prohibited the sale of drinks at night, Sartorelli determined that bars and restaurants continue to comply with measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, “providing safety equipment, delivering alcohol gel , keeping the occupancy reduced and ensuring a safe distance between people “.

The judge saw urgency in granting the precautionary measure in a mandamus order to Abrasel, arguing that the decision of the São Paulo government would bring “economic losses that will be borne by the restaurant and similar sector with the prohibition of selling alcoholic beverages after 8 pm, disappearing, ipso facto, the hope of increasing their income at the end of the year, necessary to pay the salaries of their employees, not counting the innumerable charges with suppliers ”.

The magistrate also said that he did not see “any scientific study that establishes a cause and effect relationship between the sale of alcoholic beverages and the Covid-19 contamination.” The government never justified the closure of bars and restaurants for alcoholic beverages, but for the crowding of people.

In the decree, the following justification is found for the decision to prohibit the sale of alcohol: “Thus, considering that the consumption of alcoholic beverages is a gregarious activity, which in general encourages closer contact between people and that, on the other hand On the other hand, attention to general and specific care and protocols is reduced. This Center recommends that the sale of alcoholic beverages and local consumption be limited to 20:00 hours ”.

See the full note sent by the SP government on the decision:

“The recommendation to suspend the sale of alcoholic beverages after 8 pm was adopted after doctors from the Coronavirus Contingency Center identified that young adults, between 30 and 50 years old, are currently the highest demand for hospital beds due to coronavirus . Young people between 20 and 39 years old represent 40% of new confirmed cases. In this way, it is possible to avoid overcrowding during nightlife and reduce the pollution of this population.

São Paulo follows the recommendations of doctors and scientists from the Coronavirus Contingency Center and takes all the measures established by the São Paulo Plan to comply with this commitment, acting with responsibility and transparency in the fight and control of the pandemic, always with the support of the science “.

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