In private email Alexandre Oliva mentioned that this month's daylight-saving decree in Brazil also repealed daylight-saving time in the following states: AL, CE, MA, PB, PE, PI, RN, SE He also gave me the decree number (4,399). Here is a patch to take these changes into account. Thanks, Alexandre! This patch assumes the earlier patch I proposed today. Sorry about the multiple patches. --- southamerica 2002/10/10 22:59:59 2002.3.1.1 +++ southamerica 2002/10/11 05:37:08 2002.3.1.2 @@ -292,11 +292,28 @@ Zone America/La_Paz -4:32:36 - LMT 1890 # http://pcdsh01.on.br/Fusbr.htm # http://pcdsh01.on.br/Fusbrhv.htm -# From Paul Eggert (2000-10-02): -# The official decrees referenced below are taken from +# From Celso Doria via David Madeo (2002-10-09): +# The reason for the delay this year has to do with elections in Brazil. +# +# Unlike in the United States, elections in Brazil are 100% computerized and +# the results are known almost immediately. Yesterday, it was the first +# round of the elections when 115 million Brazilians voted for President, +# Governor, Senators, Federal Deputies, and State Deputies. Nobody is +# counting (or re-counting) votes anymore and we know there will be a second +# round for the Presidency and also for some Governors. The 2nd round will +# take place on October 27th. +# +# The reason why the DST will only begin November 3rd is that the thousands +# of electoral machines used cannot have their time changed, and since the +# Constitution says the elections must begin at 8:00 AM and end at 5:00 PM, +# the Government decided to postpone DST, instead of changing the Constitution +# (maybe, for the next elections, it will be possible to change the clock)... + +# From Paul Eggert (2002-10-10): +# The official decrees referenced below are mostly taken from # <a href="http://pcdsh01.on.br/DecHV.html"> # Decretos sobre o Horario de Verao no Brasil -# </a> (1999-10-04, in Portuguese). +# </a> (2001-09-20, in Portuguese). # The official site for all decrees, including those not related to time, is # <a href="http://www.presidencia.gov.br/CCIVIL/decreto/principal_ano.htm"> # Presidencia da Republica, Subchefia para Assuntos Juridicos, Decretos @@ -421,47 +438,16 @@ Rule Brazil 2000 only - Feb 27 0:00 0 - # repeals DST in SE, AL, PB, RN, CE, PI and MA, effective 2000-10-22 00:00. # Decree <a href="http://pcdsh01.on.br/figuras/HV3916.gif">3,916</a> # (2001-09-13) reestablishes DST in AL, CE, MA, PB, PE, PI, RN, SE. -# -# The latest decree listed above says that the following states observe DST: -# AL, BA, CE, DF, ES, GO, MA, MG, MS, MT, -# PB, PE, PI, PR, RJ, RN, RS, SC, SE, SP, TO. -# -# For dates after mid-2002, the following rules are guesses -# and are quite possibly wrong, but are more likely than no DST at all. Rule Brazil 2000 2001 - Oct Sun>=8 0:00 1:00 S Rule Brazil 2001 max - Feb Sun>=15 0:00 0 - -# -# From Celso Doria via David Madeo (2002-10-09): -# -# Yesterday, the local Brazilian authorities signed a decree stating that the -# Brazilian daylight saving period will start on November 3rd 2002 and will -# last until February 16th 2003. -# -# So, clocks will be set one hour forward on November 3rd (12:00 a.m. will be -# changed to 1:00 a.m.) and at midnight (0:00 am) on February 16th, Brazil -# will adjust its clocks back one hour (23:00 pm on Feb 15th) marking the -# end. -# -# The reason for the delay this year has to do with elections in Brazil. -# -# Unlike in the United States, elections in Brazil are 100% computerized and -# the results are known almost immediately. Yesterday, it was the first -# round of the elections when 115 million Brazilians voted for President, -# Governor, Senators, Federal Deputies, and State Deputies. Nobody is -# counting (or re-counting) votes anymore and we know there will be a second -# round for the Presidency and also for some Governors. The 2nd round will -# take place on October 27th. -# -# The reason why the DST will only begin November 3rd is that the thousands -# of electoral machines used cannot have their time changed, and since the -# Constitution says the elections must begin at 8:00 AM and end at 5:00 PM , -# the Government decided to postpone DST, instead of changing the -# Constitution (maybe, for the next elections, it will be possible to change -# the clock)... -# +# Decree 4,399 (2002-10-01) repeals DST in AL, CE, MA, PB, PE, PI, RN, SE. +# <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. @@ -487,7 +473,8 @@ Zone America/Fortaleza -2:34:00 - LMT 19 -3:00 - BRT 1999 Sep 30 -3:00 Brazil BR%sT 2000 Oct 22 -3:00 - BRT 2001 Sep 13 - -3:00 Brazil BR%sT + -3:00 Brazil BR%sT 2002 Oct 1 + -3:00 - BRT # # Pernambuco (PE) (except Atlantic islands) Zone America/Recife -2:19:36 - LMT 1914 @@ -495,7 +482,8 @@ Zone America/Recife -2:19:36 - LMT 1914 -3:00 - BRT 1999 Sep 30 -3:00 Brazil BR%sT 2000 Oct 15 -3:00 - BRT 2001 Sep 13 - -3:00 Brazil BR%sT + -3:00 Brazil BR%sT 2002 Oct 1 + -3:00 - BRT # # Tocantins (TO) Zone America/Araguaina -3:12:48 - LMT 1914 @@ -511,7 +499,8 @@ Zone America/Maceio -2:22:52 - LMT 1914 -3:00 - BRT 1999 Sep 30 -3:00 Brazil BR%sT 2000 Oct 22 -3:00 - BRT 2001 Sep 13 - -3:00 Brazil BR%sT + -3:00 Brazil BR%sT 2002 Oct 1 + -3:00 - BRT # # Bahia (BA), Goias (GO), Distrito Federal (DF), Minas Gerais (MG), # Espirito Santo (ES), Rio de Janeiro (RJ), Sao Paulo (SP), Parana (PR),