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Brazil
by Rives McDow Sept. 19, 2001

Sept. 19, 2001

The Brazilian government issued a new decree, No. 3,916, on 9/13/01 announcing this season's dst. The dates are 10/14/01 to 2/17/02. Some states not previously observing dst, notably Alagoas, Ceare, Maranhao, Paraiba, Piaui, Rio Grande do Norte, and Sergipe, will observe dst this year. More detailed information is available on Brazil's government site at: www.presidencia.gov.br under the link Legislaçåo, then Decretos, then 2001, then go to the link for decree 3,916 to read the decree (in Portugese). Rives

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Congrees will decide DST in Mexico
by Jesper Nørgaard Sept. 6, 2001

Sept. 6, 2001

Just yesterday I tripped over an article in the mexican newspaper Reforma (web version) that the court case about who have authority about summer time has been settled. The case was set forward on March 6 by the Capital Chief of Government Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) stating that these matters fall outside the authority of the mexican president Vicente Fox. Fox sent a counter case April 5 2001 to nullify the initiatives of AMLO. The decision yesterday apparently settles both cases. The link in spanish I found is http://www.reforma.com.mx/nacional/articulo/122976 The unanimous conclusion by the 10 judges of the Supreme Court of Mexico was that these matters must be settled under the authority of the Congress, not by the president of the republic or by local authorities (like AMLO). You might consider this somewhat a technical draw between president Fox and Capital Government Chief AMLO, but this didn't stop AMLO from celebrating the decision and cheering that this puts a stop on Fox' seizing of power in matters that should be settled by the mexican Congress. We will have to wait and see what Congress decides in these matters, for instance if the stipulated leaving DST Last Sunday of September still stands or not, and if exceptions in different states will be allowed (such as Sonora and Baja California Norte). I am sure this is only the beginning of hefty debates in mexican Congress about the time zone matters. I will return with more material if I found some, about how this case develops. Regards, Jesper Nørgaard Welen 2001-09-06 Jesper Nørgaard Welen Email: jnorgard(a)Prodigy.Net.mx Project Leader (Líder de Proyecto) Software CIMMYT - Centro Internacional de Mejoramiento de Maíz y Trigo Dirección: CIMMYT Int. c/o Jesper Nørgaard Km. 45, Carretera México-Veracruz El Batán Texcoco, Edo. de México CP 56130 MEXICO Tel.: +52 (5) 58-04-20-04 ext. 1374 Fax: +52 (5) 58-04-75-58 Tel. Casa: 53-10-05-95 ó 53-10-97-78 CIMMYT home page: http://cimmyt.cgiar.org Check out my free program World Time Explorer: http://www20.Brinkster.com/timezone50/index.htm http://tz.freewebsites.com/index.htm

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RTRS-Supreme Court kills Mexico City's daylight savings
by Scott Harrington Sept. 5, 2001

Sept. 5, 2001

MEXICO CITY, Sept 4 (Reuters) - Mexico's Supreme Court on Tuesday declared that daylight savings was unconstitutional in Mexico City, creating the possibility the capital will be in a different time zone from the rest of the nation next year. The high court ruled President Vicente Fox usurped powers from Congress when he decreed Mexicans' clocks had to move ahead an hour on May 1. But because the challenge to the decree was filed only by Mexico City's government, the Supreme Court's ruling only applies to the capital's Federal District, home to over 9 million and part of a greater urban sprawl of some 18 million. The Supreme Court's ruling takes effect at 2:00 a.m. (0800 GMT) on Sept. 30, when Mexico is scheduled to revert to standard time. "This is so residents of the Federal District are not subject to unexpected time changes," a statement from the court said. Nevertheless, if Congress does not reenact daylight savings in the capital, or if it is not scrapped in the rest of the country, Mexico City might find itself in its own time zone next Spring when clocks change anew. Mexico adopted the time change in 1996, in order to save electricity and to put the country in tune with its northern neighbor and biggest trading partner, the United States. But daylight savings has never been popular here. Many argue it forces children to walk to school in the dark. In congressional debates last year, one legislator even argued that the clock change inhibited morning sex. ((Mexico City newsroom +525 282 7153 mexicocity.newsroom(a)reuters.com)) Wednesday, 5 September 2001 00:13:13 RTRS [nN04205687]

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Congress will decide DST in Mexico
by Jesper Nørgaard Sept. 5, 2001

Sept. 5, 2001

Just today I tripped over an article in the mexican newspaper Reforma (web version) that the court case about who have authority about summer time has been settled. The case was set forward on March 6 by the Capital Chief of Government Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) stating that these matters fall outside the authority of the mexican president Vicente Fox. Fox sent a counter case April 5 2001 to nullify the initiatives of AMLO. The decision yesterday apparently settles both cases. The link in spanish I found is http://www.reforma.com.mx/nacional/articulo/122976 The unanimous conclusion by the 10 judges of the Supreme Court of Mexico was that these matters must be settled under the authority of the Congress, not by the president of the republic or by local authorities (like AMLO). You might consider this somewhat a technical draw between president Fox and Capital Government Chief AMLO, but this didn't stop AMLO from celebrating the decision and cheering that this puts a stop on Fox' seizing of power in matters that should be settled by the mexican Congress. We will have to wait and see what Congress decides in these matters, for instance if the stipulated leaving DST Last Sunday of September still stands or not, and if exceptions in different states will be allowed (such as Sonora and Baja California Norte). I am sure this is only the beginning of hefty debates in mexican Congress about the time zone matters. I will return with more material if I found some, about how this case develops. Regards, Jesper Nørgaard Welen 2001-09-05 Jesper Nørgaard Welen Email: jnorgard(a)Prodigy.Net.mx Project Leader (Líder de Proyecto) Software CIMMYT - Centro Internacional de Mejoramiento de Maíz y Trigo Dirección: CIMMYT Int. c/o Jesper Nørgaard Km. 45, Carretera México-Veracruz El Batán Texcoco, Edo. de México CP 56130 MEXICO Tel.: +52 (5) 58-04-20-04 ext. 1374 Fax: +52 (5) 58-04-75-58 Tel. Casa: 53-10-05-95 ó 53-10-97-78 CIMMYT home page: http://cimmyt.cgiar.org Check out my free program World Time Explorer: http://www20.Brinkster.com/timezone50/index.htm http://tz.freewebsites.com/index.htm

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