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08/20/2013
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The City of Rio de Janeiro starts fining anyone littering from Tuesday, August 20. The penalty ranges from R $ 157 (one candy wrapper or a soda, for example) to R$ 3,000 (by forming irregular deposits). Initially, it was predicted that the application of punishments occur from July. However, with many locals and tourists were not aware of the new law, the deadline has been changed.
Comlurb informs that intensified awareness campaigns recently. Today, the company has more action in partnership with the organization of the Rock in Rio music festival takes place in the city in September. The company said in a stretch Ipanema left (south) without cleaning between the morning of yesterday and today with the aim of locals and tourists "view as waste is improperly discarded in the sands of the beaches."
With approximately 1250 meters long, the stretch is chosen between the Jardim de Alah canal to the front street Vinicius de Moraes, one of the main neighborhood. Fines are already provided by law 2001, which created the Urban Cleaning River, but were never effected.
Source: AIB News
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