AparecidadoNorte
- #RibeiraoPreto's justice ruled that the statewide #lockdown imposed by #SaoPaulo Governor #JoaoDoria is unconstitutional, saying that it can only be imposed by the president and with the approval of the #Congress. Although lockdowns and curfews imposed by mayors' and governors' decrees are unequivocally unconstitutional, and this fact has been exhaustively exposed on the media ever since the first ones were put in place, Ribeirão Preto is the first Brazilian city to effectively do something to uphold the Constitution. This is a remarkable event, especially considering it's a city . #covid #pandemic
- #Criciuma's Mayor #ClesioSalvaro, State of #SantaCatarina, signed a #lockdown bill that, in his words, “HAS A CATCH: [HOMEY WITH NO MONEY; this was us trying to rhyme. He actually said, lockdown without income]. YOU DON'T WANT TO COME TO WORK? FINE. YOU WANT TO PROTECT YOURSELF? GREAT. YOU'LL BE ALLOWED TO STAY AT HOME, BUT YOU WON'T RECEIVE YOUR SALARY.” He also said, “EVERY JOB IS ESSENTIAL.” #pandemic #covid
- A study done with more than 500 people in #Amazon shows that patients in serious conditions that took
- The news show #OsPingosNosIs often brings on air mayors of cities that haven't gone on a #lockdown and are doing well, with low #COVID cases, and mayors from cities that are being devastated economically, and last night they brought on air #AparecidadoNorte's Mayor #LuizCarlosdeSiqueira, city located in the State of #SaoPaulo. Aparecida means shown up, or Shown Up in the North, referring to when fishermen found an statue of the Virgin Mary. The interview was heartbreaking. The city is highly dependent on tourism. People from across the country, especially Catholics, go there to pay their homage to the Virgin Mary and to shop related products. The city has a high revenue on the weekends, but due to the imposed lockdown by Governor #JoaoDoria, the city lost most of its revenue and the unemployment rate is 70%. He has talked to people that are contemplating suicide and desperate business owners looking for alternative solutions. The mayor can't hold his tears and asks for food donations. Aparecida has a population of about 36 thousand. #pandemic