Faced with speculation about the turn of the year in Rio de Janeiro, Governor Cláudio Castro did not want to define the situation, he reaffirmed that the issue will still be discussed with the scientific committees, but that the final decision is his and the Mayor Eduardo Breads. The statement was given this Tuesday (7), at an event that took place in the city center.
According to the governor, a meeting of the state’s scientific committee “leaked out” and this would have motivated the decision of the mayor of Rio, Eduardo Paes, to go public and cancel the celebration in the capital of Rio de Janeiro.
“Unfortunately, information was leaked that the state’s scientific committee would be concerned about the new variant. A concern mainly due to the lack of information about her, which the whole world does not have, not for other reasons. After that, on Saturday, the mayor ended up making that decision. I waited to lower the temperature and called him”, he explained.
Castro reaffirmed that the technicians help and guide, but he and the mayor are the ones who decide, and guaranteed that after a meeting this Monday (6), the two are more aligned.
“Yesterday we aligned what we thought and each one will now talk to their committee to validate the points”, he reinforced.
The governor was also in favor of private parties with sanitary rules stipulated by each municipality.
There is also the possibility of a special transport scheme for December 31st and the prohibition of parking on the waterfront in order to avoid crowding.
Mayor and governor seem to agree on at least one issue: the holding of fireworks in Copacabana and other central points of the city.
Eduardo Paes went to social media to say that he personally asked the governor to take this possibility into consideration. Castro guaranteed that he thinks it is viable.
The joint meeting that was scheduled for this week should no longer take place. The governor said that each will discuss separately with their respective committees and then must make a decision public.
So far, at least 23 Brazilian capitals and the DF have already canceled the New Year’s parties. The measure is mainly due to the concern with the Ômicron variant, which was detected in several countries, including Brazil.
Reference: CNN Brasil
