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diff --git a/southamerica b/southamerica index 35793a2cab53..e2244cf2379d 100644 --- a/southamerica +++ b/southamerica @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -# @(#)southamerica 8.26 +# @(#)southamerica 8.27 # <pre> # This data is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better, @@ -164,9 +164,22 @@ Rule Arg 2000 only - Mar 3 0:00 0 - # From Paul Eggert (2007-12-22): # For dates after mid-2008, the following rules are my guesses and # are quite possibly wrong, but are more likely than no DST at all. + +# From Alexander Krivenyshev (2008-09-05): +# As per message from Carlos Alberto Fonseca Arauz (Nicaragua), +# Argentina will start DST on Sunday October 19, 2008. +# +# <a href="http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_argentina03.html"> +# http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_argentina03.html +# </a> +# OR +# <a href="http://www.impulsobaires.com.ar/nota.php?id=57832 (in spanish)"> +# http://www.impulsobaires.com.ar/nota.php?id=57832 (in spanish) +# </a> + Rule Arg 2007 only - Dec 30 0:00 1:00 S Rule Arg 2008 max - Mar Sun>=15 0:00 0 - -Rule Arg 2008 max - Oct Sun>=1 0:00 1:00 S +Rule Arg 2008 max - Oct Sun>=15 0:00 1:00 S # From Mariano Absatz (2004-05-21): # Today it was officially published that the Province of Mendoza is changing @@ -591,6 +604,36 @@ Zone America/La_Paz -4:32:36 - LMT 1890 # Decretos sobre o Horario de Verao no Brasil # </a>. +# From Steffen Thorsen (2008-08-29): +# As announced by the government and many newspapers in Brazil late +# yesterday, Brazil will start DST on 2008-10-19 (need to change rule) and +# it will end on 2009-02-15 (current rule for Brazil is fine). Based on +# past years experience with the elections, there was a good chance that +# the start was postponed to November, but it did not happen this year. +# +# It has not yet been posted to http://pcdsh01.on.br/DecHV.html +# +# An official page about it: +# <a href="http://www.mme.gov.br/site/news/detail.do?newsId=16722"> +# http://www.mme.gov.br/site/news/detail.do?newsId=16722 +# </a> +# Note that this link does not always work directly, but must be accessed +# by going to +# <a href="http://www.mme.gov.br/first>" +# http://www.mme.gov.br/first +# </a> +# +# One example link that works directly: +# <a href="http://jornale.com.br/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=13530&Itemid=54"> +# http://jornale.com.br/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=13530&Itemid=54 +# (Portuguese) +# </a> +# +# We have a written a short article about it as well: +# <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/brazil-dst-2008-2009.html"> +# http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/brazil-dst-2008-2009.html +# </a> + # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S # Decree <a href="http://pcdsh01.on.br/HV20466.htm">20,466</a> (1931-10-01) # Decree <a href="http://pcdsh01.on.br/HV21896.htm">21,896</a> (1932-01-10) @@ -724,8 +767,9 @@ Rule Brazil 2006 only - Nov 5 0:00 1:00 S Rule Brazil 2007 only - Feb 25 0:00 0 - # Decree <a href="http://pcdsh01.on.br/DecHV6212.gif">6,212</a> (2007-09-26), # adopted by the same states as before. -Rule Brazil 2007 max - Oct Sun>=8 0:00 1:00 S +Rule Brazil 2007 only - Oct Sun>=8 0:00 1:00 S Rule Brazil 2008 max - Feb Sun>=15 0:00 0 - +Rule Brazil 2008 max - Oct Sun>=15 0:00 1:00 S # The latest ruleset listed above says that the following states observe DST: # DF, ES, GO, MG, MS, MT, PR, RJ, RS, SC, SP. # For dates after mid-2008, the above rules with TO="max" are guesses |