New rules for summer time in Brazil

Paulo Alexandre Pinto Pires p at ppires.org
Mon Oct 4 15:57:39 UTC 2004


On Mon, Oct 04, 2004 at 12:46:41PM -0300, Paulo Alexandre Pinto Pires wrote:
> Dear folks,
> 
> At last, Brazilian decree on summer time for 2004/2005 is out
> (it can be retrieved from Presidency website at
> <https://www.planalto.gov.br/ccivil_03/_Ato2004-2006/2004/Decreto/D5223.htm>
> and National Press web site at
> <http://www.in.gov.br/materias/xml/do/secao1/1187435.xml>).
> 
> Innovations for this year include begining of summer time on a
> Tuesday (2004/11/02, that happens to be a religious holiday for
> mourning the dead).  I *really* don't believe that this starting
> on Tuesday will last.  States are the same as last year.

Oops!  Bad phrasing and serious confusion.  I actually wanted to
say that I don't really believe that starting of summer time on
this holiday will be a practice for the years to come.

> If you have doubts, contact me.
> 
> Regards,
> -- 
> 	Pappires
> 
> ... Qui habet aurem audiat quid Spiritus dicat ecclesiis.

-- 
	Pappires

... Qui habet aurem audiat quid Spiritus dicat ecclesiis.



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