TZ changes for Brazil for 2003/2004

Paulo Alexandre Pinto Pires p at ppires.org
Mon Sep 22 17:30:52 UTC 2003


On Mon, Sep 22, 2003 at 02:50:54AM -0300, Paulo Alexandre Pinto Pires wrote:
> >"Sun>=14" is unusual.  Normally it would be "Sun>=15" (the 3rd Sunday
> >of the month).  There's no difference between "Sun>=14" and "Sun>=15"
> >for October 2003 and February 2004, so I assume it's OK to change
> >these occurrences to "Sun>=15".
> >
> >Thank you again for providing the updated information.
> >
> Checing the patch I sent you, I saw another mistake I made.  Two rules 
> "Brazil 2003 max" remained active at the same time.  The first one, that 
> starts on Oct>=8 should be removed, if you haven't done so already.
> 
> My apologies.

I am sending modified diff (still relative to original tzdata2003c)
with corrections.  Please check if it is right now.
-- 
	Pappires

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--- southamerica.orig	Tue Sep 16 08:12:41 2003
+++ southamerica	Mon Sep 22 14:22:08 2003
@@ -444,12 +444,19 @@
 # <a href="http://www.presidencia.gov.br/CCIVIL/decreto/2002/D4399.htm"></a>
 Rule	Brazil	2002	only	-	Nov	 3	 0:00	1:00	S
 #
-Rule	Brazil	2003	max	-	Oct	Sun>=8	 0:00	1:00	S
 # The latest decree listed above says that the following states observe DST:
 # BA, DF, ES, GO, MG, MS, MT, PR, RJ, RS, SC, SP, TO.
 #
-# For dates after mid-2003, the above rules with TO="max" are guesses
-# and are quite possibly wrong, but are more likely than no DST at all.
+# Another change for 2003/2004 (not in http://pcdsh01.on.br/ yet -- ON has
+# been lagging behind lastest decrees; this information was found in
+# http://oglobo.globo.com/online/pais/110274614.asp).
+#
+# One major difference is that the state of Bahia (BA) will not have summer
+# time this year, together with Mato Grosso (MT) and Tocantins (TO).  Summer
+# time will be effective only for the southern, southeastern and two of
+# central-western states, and for the Federal District.  Namely, summer time
+# includes only RS, SC, PR, SP, RJ, ES, MG, MS, GO and DF.
+Rule	Brazil	2003	max	-	Oct Sun>=15	0:00	1:00	S
 
 
 # Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
@@ -489,7 +496,8 @@
 Zone America/Araguaina	-3:12:48 -	LMT	1914
 			-3:00	Brazil	BR%sT	1990 Sep 17
 			-3:00	-	BRT	1995 Sep 14
-			-3:00	Brazil	BR%sT
+			-3:00	Brazil	BR%sT	2003 Sep 18
+			-3:00	-	BRT
 #
 # Alagoas (AL), Sergipe (SE)
 Zone America/Maceio	-2:22:52 -	LMT	1914
@@ -510,9 +518,21 @@
 			-3:00	1:00	BRST	1964
 			-3:00	Brazil	BR%sT
 #
-# Mato Grosso (MT), Mato Grosso do Sul (MS)
-Zone America/Cuiaba	-3:44:20 -	LMT	1914
+# Bahia (BA)
+Zone America/Salvador	-2:33:20 -	LMT 1914
+			-3:00	Brazil	BR%sT	1963 Oct 23 00:00
+			-3:00   1:00    BRST    1964
+			-3:00   Brazil  BR%sT	2003 Sep 18
+			-3:00	-	BRT
+#
+# Mato Grosso do Sul (MS)
+Zone America/Campo_Grande	-3:38:20 -	LMT	1914
 			-4:00	Brazil	AM%sT
+#
+# Mato Grosso (MT)
+Zone America/Cuiaba	-3:44:20 -	LMT	1914
+			-4:00	Brazil	AM%sT	2003 Sep 18
+			-4:00	-	AMT
 #
 # west Para (PA), Rondonia (RO)
 # West Para includes Altamira, Oribidos, Prainha, Oriximina, and Santarem.


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