-# @(#)southamerica 7.54
+# @(#)southamerica 7.66
+# <pre>
# This data is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better,
# go ahead and edit the file (and please send any changes to
# tz@elsie.nci.nih.gov for general use in the future).
-# From Paul Eggert <eggert@twinsun.com> (1999-07-07):
+# From Paul Eggert (1999-07-07):
# A good source for time zone historical data outside the U.S. is
# Thomas G. Shanks, The International Atlas (5th edition),
# San Diego: ACS Publications, Inc. (1999).
# From U. S. Naval Observatory (1988-01-199):
# ARGENTINA 3 H BEHIND UTC
-# From Hernan G. Otero <hernan@isoft.com.ar> (1995-06-26):
+# From Hernan G. Otero (1995-06-26):
# I am sending modifications to the Argentine time zone table...
# AR was chosen because they are the ISO letters that represent Argentina.
Rule Arg 1974 only - May 1 0:00 0 -
Rule Arg 1988 only - Dec 1 0:00 1:00 S
#
-# From Hernan G. Otero <hernan@isoft.com.ar> (1995-06-26):
+# From Hernan G. Otero (1995-06-26):
# These corrections were contributed by InterSoft Argentina S.A.,
# obtaining the data from the:
# Talleres de Hidrografia Naval Argentina
Rule Arg 1989 1993 - Mar Sun>=1 0:00 0 -
Rule Arg 1989 1992 - Oct Sun>=15 0:00 1:00 S
#
-# From Hernan G. Otero <hernan@isoft.com.ar> (1995-06-26):
+# From Hernan G. Otero (1995-06-26):
# From this moment on, the law that mandated the daylight saving
# time corrections was derogated and no more modifications
# to the time zones (for daylight saving) are now made.
# Argentina decided not to become one of the countries that go on or off DST.
# So Buenos Aires should be -3 hours from GMT at all times.
#
-# From Fabian L. Arce Jofre <farcejofre@bigfoot.com> (2000-04-04):
+# From Fabian L. Arce Jofre (2000-04-04):
# The law that claimed DST for Argentina was derogated by President Fernando
# de la Rua on March 2, 2000, because it would make people spend more energy
# in the winter time, rather than less. The change took effect on March 3.
-4:00 Arg AR%sT 2000 Mar 3
-3:00 - ART
#
-# Catamarca (CT)
+# Catamarca (CT), Chubut (CH)
Zone America/Argentina/Catamarca -4:23:08 - LMT 1894 Oct 31
-4:16:48 - CMT 1920 May
-4:00 - ART 1930 Dec
-4:00 - WART 2004 Sep 26
-3:00 - ART
#
-# Chubut (CH)
-# The name "Comodoro Rivadavia" exceeds the 14-byte POSIX limit.
-Zone America/Argentina/ComodRivadavia -4:30:00 - LMT 1894 Oct 31
- -4:16:48 - CMT 1920 May
- -4:00 - ART 1930 Dec
- -4:00 Arg AR%sT 1969 Oct 5
- -3:00 Arg AR%sT 1991 Mar 3
- -4:00 - WART 1991 Oct 20
- -3:00 Arg AR%sT 1999 Oct 3
- -4:00 Arg AR%sT 2000 Mar 3
- -3:00 - ART 2004 Jun 1
- -4:00 - WART 2004 Jun 20
- -3:00 - ART
-#
# Santa Cruz (SC)
Zone America/Argentina/Rio_Gallegos -4:36:52 - LMT 1894 Oct 31
-4:16:48 - CMT 1920 May # Cordoba Mean Time
# Brazil
-# From Paul Eggert <eggert@twinsun.com> (1993-11-18):
+# From Paul Eggert (1993-11-18):
# The mayor of Rio recently attempted to change the time zone rules
# just in his city, in order to leave more summer time for the tourist trade.
# The rule change lasted only part of the day;
# adopted by same states, minus AL, SE.
Rule Brazil 1996 only - Oct 6 0:00 1:00 S
Rule Brazil 1997 only - Feb 16 0:00 0 -
-# From Daniel C. Sobral <dcs@gns.com.br> (1998-02-12):
+# From Daniel C. Sobral (1998-02-12):
# In 1997, the DS began on October 6. The stated reason was that
# because international television networks ignored Brazil's policy on DS,
# they bought the wrong times on satellite for coverage of Pope's visit.
# This year, the ending date of DS was postponed to March 1
# to help dealing with the shortages of electric power.
#
-# From Paul Eggert (1998-02-25):
-# <a href="http://churchnet.ucsm.ac.uk/news/files2/news165.htm">
-# Brazil Prepares for Papal Visit
-# </a>,
-# Church Net UK (1997-10-02).
-#
# Decree 2,317 (1997-09-04), adopted by same states.
Rule Brazil 1997 only - Oct 6 0:00 1:00 S
# Decree <a href="http://pcdsh01.on.br/figuras/HV2495.JPG">2,495</a>
# Decree 5,223 (2004-10-01) reestablishes DST in MT.
# <a href="http://www.planalto.gov.br/ccivil_03/_Ato2004-2006/2004/Decreto/D5223.htm"></a>
Rule Brazil 2004 only - Nov 2 0:00 1:00 S
+# Decree <a href="http://pcdsh01.on.br/DecHV5539.gif">5,539</a> (2005-09-19),
+# adopted by the same states as before.
+Rule Brazil 2005 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.
-#
-Rule Brazil 2005 max - Oct Sun>=15 0:00 1:00 S
-# For dates after mid-2005, the above rules with TO="max" are guesses
+# For dates after mid-2006, the above rules with TO="max" are guesses
# and are quite possibly wrong, but are more likely than no DST at all.
# Mato Grosso (MT)
Zone America/Cuiaba -3:44:20 - LMT 1914
-4:00 Brazil AM%sT 2003 Sep 24
- -4:00 - AMT 2004 Oct 4
+ -4:00 - AMT 2004 Oct 1
-4:00 Brazil AM%sT
#
# west Para (PA), Rondonia (RO)
# A decree was issued in Paraguay (no. 16350) on 2002-02-26 that changed the
# dst method to be from the first Sunday in September to the first Sunday in
# April.
-Rule Para 2002 max - Apr Sun>=1 0:00 0 -
-Rule Para 2002 max - Sep Sun>=1 0:00 1:00 S
-
+Rule Para 2002 2004 - Apr Sun>=1 0:00 0 -
+Rule Para 2002 2003 - Sep Sun>=1 0:00 1:00 S
+#
+# From Jesper Norgaard Welen (2005-01-02):
+# There are several sources that claim that Paraguay made
+# a timezone rule change in autumn 2004.
+# From Steffen Thorsen (2005-01-05):
+# Decree 1,867 (2004-03-05) <http://www.labor.com.py/noticias.asp?id=27>
+Rule Para 2004 max - Oct Sun>=15 0:00 1:00 S
+Rule Para 2005 max - Mar Sun>=8 0:00 0 -
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone America/Asuncion -3:50:40 - LMT 1890
#
# <a href="news:xrGmb.39935$gA1.13896113@news4.srv.hcvlny.cv.net">
# From Evelyn C. Leeper via Mark Brader (2003-10-26):</a>
-# When we were in Peru in 1985-1986, they apparently switched over
+# When we were in Peru in 1985-1986, they apparently switched over
# sometime between December 29 and January 3 while we were on the Amazon.
#
# From Paul Eggert (2003-11-02):
-4:00 - AST
# Uruguay
-# From Paul Eggert <eggert@twinsun.com> (1993-11-18):
+# From Paul Eggert (1993-11-18):
# Uruguay wins the prize for the strangest peacetime manipulation of the rules.
# From Shanks:
# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
# From Eduardo Cota (2004-09-20):
# The uruguayan government has decreed a change in the local time....
# http://www.presidencia.gub.uy/decretos/2004091502.htm
-Rule Uruguay 2004 only - Sep Sun>=15 0:00 1:00 S
-Rule Uruguay 2005 only - Mar Sun>=8 0:00 0 -
+Rule Uruguay 2004 only - Sep 19 0:00 1:00 S
+# From Steffen Thorsen (2005-03-11):
+# Uruguay's DST was scheduled to end on Sunday, 2005-03-13, but in order to
+# save energy ... it was postponed two weeks....
+# http://www.presidencia.gub.uy/_Web/noticias/2005/03/2005031005.htm
+Rule Uruguay 2005 only - Mar 27 2:00 0 -
+# From Eduardo Cota (2005-09-27):
+# http://www.presidencia.gub.uy/_Web/decretos/2005/09/CM%20119_09%2009%202005_00001.PDF
+# This means that from 2005-10-09 at 02:00 local time, until 2006-03-12 at
+# 02:00 local time, official time in Uruguay will be at GMT -2.
+Rule Uruguay 2005 only - Oct 9 2:00 1:00 S
+Rule Uruguay 2006 only - Mar 12 2:00 0 -
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone America/Montevideo -3:44:44 - LMT 1898 Jun 28
-3:44:44 - MMT 1920 May 1 # Montevideo MT
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