The mayor of Belo Horizonte, Álvaro Damião (União Brasil), vetoed in its entirety the bill that would have created a fine for possession or consumption of illicit drugs in public spaces within the municipality. The proposal, authored by the municipal legislature, stipulated an administrative penalty of R$ 1,500 for anyone caught using or possessing narcotics in public places. The decision was published in the Official Gazette of the Union (DOU) …
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The mayor of Belo Horizonte, Álvaro Damião (União Brasil), vetoed in its entirety the bill that would have created a fine for possession or consumption of illicit drugs in public spaces within the municipality. The proposal, authored by the municipal legislature, stipulated an administrative penalty of R$ 1,500 for anyone caught using or possessing narcotics in public places. The decision was published in the Official Gazette of the Union (DOU) …