The governor of the Distrito Federal, Mr. Ibaneis Rocha, signed a decree on Tuesday (December 1st), that determines that bars and restaurants must close their activities by 11 p.m. According to the text, published in an extra edition of the Official Gazette of the Distrito Federal, the measure takes into account the spread of covid-19, the need to ensure the proper functioning of Health services and to avoid the increase in the number of cases and hospitalizations resulting from disease.
Before the decree, those type of establishments could operate until midnight, from Monday to Thursday, and until 2 a.m. on weekends. With the new working hours, the Distrito Federal Government (GDF) intends to reduce agglomerations and contain the increase in the number of cases of covid-19 in the capital.
Despite not talking about total lockdown, the governor reevaluated the disease scenario in recent weeks. On an earlier date, the governor guaranteed that the DF was prepared for a possible second wave.
To explain the strict actions, Mr. Ibaneis pointed out that, in the last weekend, the teams of the Department of Protection of the Urbanistic Order of the Distrito Federal (DF Legal) caught and fined many bars and restaurants for not respecting the rules of operation, those types of establishments have been the most common offenders – 20 were penalized.
Mr. Ibaneis Rocha had stated that he was considering adopting measures to restrict trade if the security protocols against covid-19 continue to be violated in the capital.
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O governador do Distrito Federal, Sr. Ibaneis Rocha, assinou um decreto nesta terça-feira (1º de dezembro), que determina que os bares e restaurantes devem encerrar suas atividades até as 23h. De acordo com o texto, publicado em edição extra do Diário Oficial do Distrito Federal, a medida leva em consideração a disseminação da covid-19, a necessidade de garantir o bom funcionamento dos serviços de Saúde e evitar o aumento do número de casos e internações decorrentes de doenças.
Antes do decreto, esse tipo de estabelecimento funcionava até meia-noite, de segunda a quinta-feira, e até as 2h nos fins de semana. Com a nova jornada de trabalho, o Governo do Distrito Federal (GDF) pretende reduzir aglomerações e conter o aumento do número de casos de covid-19 na capital.
Apesar de não falar em bloqueio total, o governador reavaliou o cenário da doença nas últimas semanas. Em data anterior, o governador garantiu que o DF estava preparado para uma possível segunda vaga.
Para explicar as ações rígidas, Ibaneis destacou que, no último final de semana, as equipes da Secretaria de Proteção à Ordem Urbanística do Distrito Federal (DF Legal) prenderam e multaram diversos bares e restaurantes por não respeitarem as regras do operação, esses tipos de estabelecimentos têm sido os infratores mais comuns – 20 foram penalizados.
O Sr. Ibaneis Rocha afirmou que está considerando a adoção de medidas para restringir o comércio se os protocolos de segurança contra covid-19 continuarem a ser violados na capital.
