1- # @(#)southamerica 7.43
1+ # @(#)southamerica 7.45
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33# This data is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better,
44# go ahead and edit the file (and please send any changes to
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ Zone America/Buenos_Aires -3:53:48 - LMT 1894 Oct 31
174174# Shanks also makes the following claims, which we haven't verified:
175175# - Formosa switched to -3:00 on 1991-01-07.
176176# - La Rioja and San Juan switched to -4:00 on 1991-03-01
177- # and then to 03 :00 on 1991-05-07.
177+ # and then to -3 :00 on 1991-05-07.
178178# - Misiones switched to -3:00 on 1990-12-29.
179179# - Chaco switched to -3:00 on 1991-01-04.
180180# - San Luis switched to -4:00 on 1990-03-14, then to -3:00 on 1990-10-15,
@@ -292,11 +292,28 @@ Zone America/La_Paz -4:32:36 - LMT 1890
292292# http://pcdsh01.on.br/Fusbr.htm
293293# http://pcdsh01.on.br/Fusbrhv.htm
294294
295- # From Paul Eggert (2000-10-02):
296- # The official decrees referenced below are taken from
295+ # From Celso Doria via David Madeo (2002-10-09):
296+ # The reason for the delay this year has to do with elections in Brazil.
297+ #
298+ # Unlike in the United States, elections in Brazil are 100% computerized and
299+ # the results are known almost immediately. Yesterday, it was the first
300+ # round of the elections when 115 million Brazilians voted for President,
301+ # Governor, Senators, Federal Deputies, and State Deputies. Nobody is
302+ # counting (or re-counting) votes anymore and we know there will be a second
303+ # round for the Presidency and also for some Governors. The 2nd round will
304+ # take place on October 27th.
305+ #
306+ # The reason why the DST will only begin November 3rd is that the thousands
307+ # of electoral machines used cannot have their time changed, and since the
308+ # Constitution says the elections must begin at 8:00 AM and end at 5:00 PM,
309+ # the Government decided to postpone DST, instead of changing the Constitution
310+ # (maybe, for the next elections, it will be possible to change the clock)...
311+
312+ # From Paul Eggert (2002-10-10):
313+ # The official decrees referenced below are mostly taken from
297314# <a href="http://pcdsh01.on.br/DecHV.html">
298315# Decretos sobre o Horario de Verao no Brasil
299- # </a> (1999-10-04 , in Portuguese).
316+ # </a> (2001-09-20 , in Portuguese).
300317# The official site for all decrees, including those not related to time, is
301318# <a href="http://www.presidencia.gov.br/CCIVIL/decreto/principal_ano.htm">
302319# Presidencia da Republica, Subchefia para Assuntos Juridicos, Decretos
@@ -421,15 +438,18 @@ Rule Brazil 2000 only - Feb 27 0:00 0 -
421438# repeals DST in SE, AL, PB, RN, CE, PI and MA, effective 2000-10-22 00:00.
422439# Decree <a href="http://pcdsh01.on.br/figuras/HV3916.gif">3,916</a>
423440# (2001-09-13) reestablishes DST in AL, CE, MA, PB, PE, PI, RN, SE.
441+ Rule Brazil 2000 2001 - Oct Sun>=8 0:00 1:00 S
442+ Rule Brazil 2001 max - Feb Sun>=15 0:00 0 -
443+ # Decree 4,399 (2002-10-01) repeals DST in AL, CE, MA, PB, PE, PI, RN, SE.
444+ # <a href="http://www.presidencia.gov.br/CCIVIL/decreto/2002/D4399.htm"></a>
445+ Rule Brazil 2002 only - Nov 3 0:00 1:00 S
424446#
447+ Rule Brazil 2003 max - Oct Sun>=8 0:00 1:00 S
425448# The latest decree listed above says that the following states observe DST:
426- # AL, BA, CE, DF, ES, GO, MA, MG, MS, MT,
427- # PB, PE, PI, PR, RJ, RN, RS, SC, SE, SP, TO.
449+ # BA, DF, ES, GO, MG, MS, MT, PR, RJ, RS, SC, SP, TO.
428450#
429- # For dates after mid-2002 , the following rules are guesses
451+ # For dates after mid-2003 , the above rules with TO="max" are guesses
430452# and are quite possibly wrong, but are more likely than no DST at all.
431- Rule Brazil 2000 max - Oct Sun>=8 0:00 1:00 S
432- Rule Brazil 2001 max - Feb Sun>=15 0:00 0 -
433453
434454
435455# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
@@ -453,15 +473,17 @@ Zone America/Fortaleza -2:34:00 - LMT 1914
453473 -3:00 - BRT 1999 Sep 30
454474 -3:00 Brazil BR%sT 2000 Oct 22
455475 -3:00 - BRT 2001 Sep 13
456- -3:00 Brazil BR%sT
476+ -3:00 Brazil BR%sT 2002 Oct 1
477+ -3:00 - BRT
457478#
458479# Pernambuco (PE) (except Atlantic islands)
459480Zone America/Recife -2:19:36 - LMT 1914
460481 -3:00 Brazil BR%sT 1990 Sep 17
461482 -3:00 - BRT 1999 Sep 30
462483 -3:00 Brazil BR%sT 2000 Oct 15
463484 -3:00 - BRT 2001 Sep 13
464- -3:00 Brazil BR%sT
485+ -3:00 Brazil BR%sT 2002 Oct 1
486+ -3:00 - BRT
465487#
466488# Tocantins (TO)
467489Zone America/Araguaina -3:12:48 - LMT 1914
@@ -477,7 +499,8 @@ Zone America/Maceio -2:22:52 - LMT 1914
477499 -3:00 - BRT 1999 Sep 30
478500 -3:00 Brazil BR%sT 2000 Oct 22
479501 -3:00 - BRT 2001 Sep 13
480- -3:00 Brazil BR%sT
502+ -3:00 Brazil BR%sT 2002 Oct 1
503+ -3:00 - BRT
481504#
482505# Bahia (BA), Goias (GO), Distrito Federal (DF), Minas Gerais (MG),
483506# Espirito Santo (ES), Rio de Janeiro (RJ), Sao Paulo (SP), Parana (PR),
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