southamerica revision 93799
193799Swollman# @(#)southamerica	7.43
264499Swollman
32742Swollman# This data is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better,
42742Swollman# go ahead and edit the file (and please send any changes to
52742Swollman# tz@elsie.nci.nih.gov for general use in the future).
62742Swollman
758787Sru# From Paul Eggert <eggert@twinsun.com> (1999-07-07):
82742Swollman# A good source for time zone historical data outside the U.S. is
958787Sru# Thomas G. Shanks, The International Atlas (5th edition),
1058787Sru# San Diego: ACS Publications, Inc. (1999).
112742Swollman#
1286222Swollman# Gwillim Law writes that a good source
1320094Swollman# for recent time zone data is the International Air Transport
1420094Swollman# Association's Standard Schedules Information Manual (IATA SSIM),
1520094Swollman# published semiannually.  Law sent in several helpful summaries
1620094Swollman# of the IATA's data after 1990.
1720094Swollman#
1820094Swollman# Except where otherwise noted, Shanks is the source for entries through 1990,
1920094Swollman# and IATA SSIM is the source for entries after 1990.
2020094Swollman#
2119878Swollman# Earlier editions of these tables used the North American style (e.g. ARST and
2219878Swollman# ARDT for Argentine Standard and Daylight Time), but the following quote
2319878Swollman# suggests that it's better to use European style (e.g. ART and ARST).
2419878Swollman#	I suggest the use of _Summer time_ instead of the more cumbersome
2519878Swollman#	_daylight-saving time_.  _Summer time_ seems to be in general use
2619878Swollman#	in Europe and South America.
2719878Swollman#	-- E O Cutler, _New York Times_ (1937-02-14), quoted in
2819878Swollman#	H L Mencken, _The American Language: Supplement I_ (1960), p 466
2958787Sru#
3058787Sru# Earlier editions of these tables also used the North American style
3158787Sru# for time zones in Brazil, but this was incorrect, as Brazilians say
3258787Sru# "summer time".  Reinaldo Goulart, a Sao Paulo businessman active in
3358787Sru# the railroad sector, writes (1999-07-06):
3458787Sru#	The subject of time zones is currently a matter of discussion/debate in
3558787Sru#	Brazil.  Let's say that "the Brasilia time" is considered the
3658787Sru#	"official time" because Brasilia is the capital city.
3758787Sru#	The other three time zones are called "Brasilia time "minus one" or
3858787Sru#	"plus one" or "plus two".  As far as I know there is no such
3958787Sru#	name/designation as "Eastern Time" or "Central Time".
4058787Sru# So I invented the following (English-language) abbreviations for now.
4158787Sru# Corrections are welcome!
4258787Sru#		std	dst
4358787Sru#	-2:00	FNT	FNST	Fernando de Noronha
4458787Sru#	-3:00	BRT	BRST	Brasilia
4558787Sru#	-4:00	AMT	AMST	Amazon
4658787Sru#	-5:00	ACT	ACST	Acre
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522742Swollman# Argentina
532742Swollman
5419878Swollman# From Bob Devine (1988-01-28):
552742Swollman# Argentina: first Sunday in October to first Sunday in April since 1976.
562742Swollman# Double Summer time from 1969 to 1974.  Switches at midnight.
572742Swollman
5819878Swollman# From U. S. Naval Observatory (1988-01-199):
592742Swollman# ARGENTINA           3 H BEHIND   UTC
602742Swollman
6119878Swollman# From Hernan G. Otero <hernan@isoft.com.ar> (1995-06-26):
6221217Swollman# I am sending modifications to the Argentine time zone table...
639908Swollman# AR was chosen because they are the ISO letters that represent Argentina.
649908Swollman
652742Swollman# Rule	NAME	FROM	TO	TYPE	IN	ON	AT	SAVE	LETTER/S
6619878SwollmanRule	Arg	1930	only	-	Dec	 1	0:00	1:00	S
6719878SwollmanRule	Arg	1931	only	-	Apr	 1	0:00	0	-
6819878SwollmanRule	Arg	1931	only	-	Oct	15	0:00	1:00	S
6919878SwollmanRule	Arg	1932	1940	-	Mar	 1	0:00	0	-
7019878SwollmanRule	Arg	1932	1939	-	Nov	 1	0:00	1:00	S
7119878SwollmanRule	Arg	1940	only	-	Jul	 1	0:00	1:00	S
7219878SwollmanRule	Arg	1941	only	-	Jun	15	0:00	0	-
7319878SwollmanRule	Arg	1941	only	-	Oct	15	0:00	1:00	S
7419878SwollmanRule	Arg	1943	only	-	Aug	 1	0:00	0	-
7519878SwollmanRule	Arg	1943	only	-	Oct	15	0:00	1:00	S
7619878SwollmanRule	Arg	1946	only	-	Mar	 1	0:00	0	-
7719878SwollmanRule	Arg	1946	only	-	Oct	 1	0:00	1:00	S
7819878SwollmanRule	Arg	1963	only	-	Oct	 1	0:00	0	-
7919878SwollmanRule	Arg	1963	only	-	Dec	15	0:00	1:00	S
8019878SwollmanRule	Arg	1964	1966	-	Mar	 1	0:00	0	-
8119878SwollmanRule	Arg	1964	1966	-	Oct	15	0:00	1:00	S
8293799SwollmanRule	Arg	1967	only	-	Apr	 2	0:00	0	-
8358787SruRule	Arg	1967	1968	-	Oct	Sun>=1	0:00	1:00	S
8458787SruRule	Arg	1968	1969	-	Apr	Sun>=1	0:00	0	-
8519878SwollmanRule	Arg	1974	only	-	Jan	23	0:00	1:00	S
8619878SwollmanRule	Arg	1974	only	-	May	 1	0:00	0	-
8719878SwollmanRule	Arg	1988	only	-	Dec	 1	0:00	1:00	S
889908Swollman#
8919878Swollman# From Hernan G. Otero <hernan@isoft.com.ar> (1995-06-26):
909908Swollman# These corrections were contributed by InterSoft Argentina S.A.,
919908Swollman# obtaining the data from the:
929908Swollman# Talleres de Hidrografia Naval Argentina
9321217Swollman# (Argentine Naval Hydrography Institute)
949908Swollman#
9558787Sru# Shanks stops after 1992-03-01; go with Otero.
9619878SwollmanRule	Arg	1989	1993	-	Mar	Sun>=1	0:00	0	-
9719878SwollmanRule	Arg	1989	1992	-	Oct	Sun>=15	0:00	1:00	S
989908Swollman#
9919878Swollman# From Hernan G. Otero <hernan@isoft.com.ar> (1995-06-26):
1009908Swollman# From this moment on, the law that mandated the daylight saving
1019908Swollman# time corrections was derogated and no more modifications
1029908Swollman# to the time zones (for daylight saving) are now made.
1039908Swollman#
10458787Sru# From Rives McDow (2000-01-10):
10558787Sru# On October 3, 1999, 0:00 local, Argentina implemented daylight savings time,
10658787Sru# which did not result in the switch of a time zone, as they stayed 9 hours
10764499Swollman# from the International Date Line.
10864499SwollmanRule	Arg	1999	only	-	Oct	Sun>=1	0:00	1:00	S
10964499SwollmanRule	Arg	2000	only	-	Mar	Sun>=1	0:00	0	-
11058787Sru#
11158787Sru# From Peter Gradelski via Steffen Thorsen (2000-03-01):
11267578Swollman# We just checked with our Sao Paulo office and they say the government of
11358787Sru# Argentina decided not to become one of the countries that go on or off DST.
11458787Sru# So Buenos Aires should be -3 hours from GMT at all times.
11558787Sru#
11664499Swollman# From Fabian L. Arce Jofre <farcejofre@bigfoot.com> (2000-04-04):
11764499Swollman# The law that claimed DST for Argentina was derogated by President Fernando
11864499Swollman# de la Rua on March 2, 2000, because it would make people spend more energy
11964499Swollman# in the winter time, rather than less.  The change took effect on March 3.
12064499Swollman#
12186222Swollman# From Mariano Absatz (2001-06-06):
12286222Swollman# one of the major newspapers here in Argentina said that the 1999
12386222Swollman# Timezone Law (which never was effectively applied) will (would?) be
12486222Swollman# in effect.... The article is at
12586222Swollman# http://ar.clarin.com/diario/2001-06-06/e-01701.htm
12686222Swollman# ... The Law itself is "Ley No 25155", sanctioned on 1999-08-25, enacted
12786222Swollman# 1999-09-17, and published 1999-09-21.  The official publication is at:
12886222Swollman# http://www.boletin.jus.gov.ar/BON/Primera/1999/09-Septiembre/21/PDF/BO21-09-99LEG.PDF
12986222Swollman# Regretfully, you have to subscribe (and pay) for the on-line version....
13086222Swollman#
13186222Swollman# (2001-06-12):
13286222Swollman# the timezone for Argentina will not change next Sunday.
13386222Swollman# Apparently it will do so on Sunday 24th....
13486222Swollman# http://ar.clarin.com/diario/2001-06-12/s-03501.htm
13586222Swollman#
13686222Swollman# (2001-06-25):
13786222Swollman# Last Friday (yes, the last working day before the date of the change), the
13886222Swollman# Senate annulled the 1999 law that introduced the changes later postponed.
13986222Swollman# http://www.clarin.com.ar/diario/2001-06-22/s-03601.htm
14086222Swollman# It remains the vote of the Deputies..., but it will be the same....
14186222Swollman# This kind of things had always been done this way in Argentina.
14286222Swollman# We are still -03:00 all year round in all of the country.
14386222Swollman#
14493799Swollman#
14593799Swollman# From Paul Eggert (2002-01-22):
14693799Swollman# <a href="http://www.spicasc.net/horvera.html">
14793799Swollman# Hora de verano para la Republica Argentina (2000-10-01)
14893799Swollman# </a> says that standard time in Argentina from 1894-10-31
14993799Swollman# to 1920-05-01 was -4:16:48.25.  Go with this more-precise value
15093799Swollman# over Shanks.
15193799Swollman
15293799Swollman# Unless otherwise specified, data are from Shanks through 1992, from
15393799Swollman# the IATA otherwise.  As noted below, Shanks says that
15493799Swollman# America/Cordoba split into 7 subregions during 1991/1992, but we
15593799Swollman# haven't verified this yet so for now we'll keep it a single region.
15693799Swollman#
1572742Swollman# Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
15820094Swollman#
15964499Swollman# Buenos Aires (BA), Capital Federal (CF), Santa Cruz (SC),
16064499Swollman# Tierra del Fuego, Antartida e Islas del Atlantico Sur (TF)
16193799SwollmanZone America/Buenos_Aires -3:53:48 -	LMT	1894 Oct 31
16293799Swollman			-4:16:48 -	CMT	1920 May # Cordoba Mean Time
16319878Swollman			-4:00	-	ART	1930 Dec
16458787Sru			-4:00	Arg	AR%sT	1969 Oct  5
16593799Swollman			-3:00	Arg	AR%sT	1999 Oct  3
16693799Swollman			-4:00	Arg	AR%sT	2000 Mar  3
16764499Swollman			-3:00	-	ART
16820094Swollman#
16920094Swollman# Santa Fe (SF), Entre Rios (ER), Corrientes (CN), Misiones (MN), Chaco (CC),
17093799Swollman# Formosa (FM), Salta (SA), Tucuman (TM), Santiago del Estero (SE),
17193799Swollman# Cordoba (CB), La Rioja (LR), San Juan (SJ), San Luis (SL), La Pampa (LP),
17293799Swollman# Neuquen (NQ), Rio Negro (RN), Chubut (CH)
17320094Swollman#
17493799Swollman# Shanks also makes the following claims, which we haven't verified:
17593799Swollman# - Formosa switched to -3:00 on 1991-01-07.
17693799Swollman# - La Rioja and San Juan switched to -4:00 on 1991-03-01
17793799Swollman#   and then to 03:00 on 1991-05-07.
17893799Swollman# - Misiones switched to -3:00 on 1990-12-29.
17993799Swollman# - Chaco switched to -3:00 on 1991-01-04.
18093799Swollman# - San Luis switched to -4:00 on 1990-03-14, then to -3:00 on 1990-10-15,
18193799Swollman#   then to -4:00 on 1991-03-01, then to -3:00 on 1991-06-01.
18293799Swollman# - Santiago del Estero switched to -4:00 on 1991-04-01,
18393799Swollman#   then to -3:00 on 1991-04-26.
18493799Swollman# If we need to add Zones for these areas, we may need to have a subdirectory
18593799Swollman# for Argentina, as e.g. "America/San_Luis" is too ambiguious.
18693799Swollman#
18793799SwollmanZone America/Cordoba	-4:16:48 -	LMT	1894 Oct 31
18893799Swollman			-4:16:48 -	CMT	1920 May
18920094Swollman			-4:00	-	ART	1930 Dec
19058787Sru			-4:00	Arg	AR%sT	1969 Oct  5
19193799Swollman			-3:00	Arg	AR%sT	1991 Mar  3
19293799Swollman			-4:00	-	WART	1991 Oct 20
19393799Swollman			-3:00	Arg	AR%sT	1999 Oct  3
19493799Swollman			-4:00	Arg	AR%sT	2000 Mar  3
19520094Swollman			-3:00	-	ART
19620094Swollman#
19720094Swollman# Jujuy (JY)
19893799SwollmanZone America/Jujuy	-4:21:12 -	LMT	1894 Oct 31
19993799Swollman			-4:16:48 -	CMT	1920 May
20020094Swollman			-4:00	-	ART	1930 Dec
20120094Swollman			-4:00	Arg	AR%sT	1969 Oct  5
20293799Swollman			-3:00	Arg	AR%sT	1990 Mar  4
20393799Swollman			-4:00	-	WART	1990 Oct 28
20493799Swollman			-4:00	1:00	WARST	1991 Mar 17
20520094Swollman			-4:00	-	WART	1991 Oct  6
20693799Swollman			-3:00	1:00	ARST	1992
20793799Swollman			-3:00	Arg	AR%sT	1999 Oct  3
20893799Swollman			-4:00	Arg	AR%sT	2000 Mar  3
20920094Swollman			-3:00	-	ART
21020094Swollman#
21120094Swollman# Catamarca (CT)
21293799SwollmanZone America/Catamarca	-4:23:08 -	LMT	1894 Oct 31
21393799Swollman			-4:16:48 -	CMT	1920 May
21420094Swollman			-4:00	-	ART	1930 Dec
21558787Sru			-4:00	Arg	AR%sT	1969 Oct  5
21693799Swollman			-3:00	Arg	AR%sT	1991 Mar  3
21793799Swollman			-4:00	-	WART	1991 Oct 20
21893799Swollman			-3:00	Arg	AR%sT	1999 Oct  3
21993799Swollman			-4:00	Arg	AR%sT	2000 Mar  3
22020094Swollman			-3:00	-	ART
22120094Swollman#
22220094Swollman# Mendoza (MZ)
22393799SwollmanZone America/Mendoza	-4:35:16 -	LMT	1894 Oct 31
22493799Swollman			-4:16:48 -	CMT	1920 May
22520094Swollman			-4:00	-	ART	1930 Dec
22620094Swollman			-4:00	Arg	AR%sT	1969 Oct  5
22793799Swollman			-3:00	Arg	AR%sT	1990 Mar  4
22893799Swollman			-4:00	-	WART	1990 Oct 15
22993799Swollman			-4:00	1:00	WARST	1991 Mar  1
23020094Swollman			-4:00	-	WART	1991 Oct 15
23120094Swollman			-4:00	1:00	WARST	1992 Mar  1
23220094Swollman			-4:00	-	WART	1992 Oct 18
23393799Swollman			-3:00	Arg	AR%sT	1999 Oct  3
23493799Swollman			-4:00	Arg	AR%sT	2000 Mar  3
23520094Swollman			-3:00	-	ART
2368029Swollman
23714343Swollman# Aruba
23814343Swollman# Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
23914343SwollmanZone	America/Aruba	-4:40:24 -	LMT	1912 Feb 12	# Oranjestad
24019878Swollman			-4:30	-	ANT	1965 # Netherlands Antilles Time
24114343Swollman			-4:00	-	AST
24214343Swollman
2432742Swollman# Bolivia
2442742Swollman# Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
2452742SwollmanZone	America/La_Paz	-4:32:36 -	LMT	1890
24686222Swollman			-4:32:36 -	CMT	1931 Oct 15 # Calamarca MT
24719878Swollman			-4:32:36 1:00	BOST	1932 Mar 21 # Bolivia ST
24819878Swollman			-4:00	-	BOT	# Bolivia Time
2492742Swollman
2502742Swollman# Brazil
2512742Swollman
25219878Swollman# From Paul Eggert <eggert@twinsun.com> (1993-11-18):
2532742Swollman# The mayor of Rio recently attempted to change the time zone rules
2542742Swollman# just in his city, in order to leave more summer time for the tourist trade.
2552742Swollman# The rule change lasted only part of the day;
2562742Swollman# the federal government refused to follow the city's rules, and business
2572742Swollman# was in a chaos, so the mayor backed down that afternoon.
2582742Swollman
25920094Swollman# From IATA SSIM (1996-02):
26020094Swollman# _Only_ the following states in BR1 observe DST: Rio Grande do Sul (RS),
26120094Swollman# Santa Catarina (SC), Parana (PR), Sao Paulo (SP), Rio de Janeiro (RJ),
26220094Swollman# Espirito Santo (ES), Minas Gerais (MG), Bahia (BA), Goias (GO),
26320094Swollman# Distrito Federal (DF), Tocantins (TO), Sergipe [SE] and Alagoas [AL].
26420094Swollman# [The last three states are new to this issue of the IATA SSIM.]
26520094Swollman
26620094Swollman# From Gwillim Law (1996-10-07):
26720094Swollman# Geography, history (Tocantins was part of Goias until 1989), and other
26820094Swollman# sources of time zone information lead me to believe that AL, SE, and TO were
26920094Swollman# always in BR1, and so the only change was whether or not they observed DST....
27020094Swollman# The earliest issue of the SSIM I have is 2/91.  Each issue from then until
27120094Swollman# 9/95 says that DST is observed only in the ten states I quoted from 9/95,
27220094Swollman# along with Mato Grosso (MT) and Mato Grosso do Sul (MS), which are in BR2
27320094Swollman# (UTC-4)....  The other two time zones given for Brazil are BR3, which is
27420094Swollman# UTC-5, no DST, and applies only in the state of Acre (AC); and BR4, which is
27520094Swollman# UTC-2, and applies to Fernando de Noronha (formerly FN, but I believe it's
27620094Swollman# become part of the state of Pernambuco).  The boundary between BR1 and BR2
27720094Swollman# has never been clearly stated.  They've simply been called East and West.
27820094Swollman# However, some conclusions can be drawn from another IATA manual: the Airline
27920094Swollman# Coding Directory, which lists close to 400 airports in Brazil.  For each
28020094Swollman# airport it gives a time zone which is coded to the SSIM.  From that
28120094Swollman# information, I'm led to conclude that the states of Amapa (AP), Ceara (CE),
28220094Swollman# Maranhao (MA), Paraiba (PR), Pernambuco (PE), Piaui (PI), and Rio Grande do
28320094Swollman# Norte (RN), and the eastern part of Para (PA) are all in BR1 without DST.
28420094Swollman
28543014Swollman# From Marcos Tadeu (1998-09-27):
28643014Swollman# <a href="http://pcdsh01.on.br/verao1.html">
28743014Swollman# Brazilian official page
28843014Swollman# </a>
28975267Swollman
29075267Swollman# From Jesper Norgaard (2000-11-03):
29175267Swollman# [For an official list of which regions in Brazil use which time zones, see:]
29275267Swollman# http://pcdsh01.on.br/Fusbr.htm
29375267Swollman# http://pcdsh01.on.br/Fusbrhv.htm
29475267Swollman
29567578Swollman# From Paul Eggert (2000-10-02):
29643014Swollman# The official decrees referenced below are taken from
29743014Swollman# <a href="http://pcdsh01.on.br/DecHV.html">
29843014Swollman# Decretos sobre o Horario de Verao no Brasil
29958787Sru# </a> (1999-10-04, in Portuguese).
30067578Swollman# The official site for all decrees, including those not related to time, is
30167578Swollman# <a href="http://www.presidencia.gov.br/CCIVIL/decreto/principal_ano.htm">
30267578Swollman# Presidencia da Republica, Subchefia para Assuntos Juridicos, Decretos
30367578Swollman# </a> (in Portuguese).
30443014Swollman
3052742Swollman# Rule	NAME	FROM	TO	TYPE	IN	ON	AT	SAVE	LETTER/S
30643543Swollman# Decree <a href="http://pcdsh01.on.br/HV20466.htm">20,466</a> (1931-10-01)
30743543Swollman# Decree <a href="http://pcdsh01.on.br/HV21896.htm">21,896</a> (1932-01-10)
30858787SruRule	Brazil	1931	only	-	Oct	 3	11:00	1:00	S
30958787SruRule	Brazil	1932	1933	-	Apr	 1	 0:00	0	-
31058787SruRule	Brazil	1932	only	-	Oct	 3	 0:00	1:00	S
31143543Swollman# Decree <a href="http://pcdsh01.on.br/HV23195.htm">23,195</a> (1933-10-10)
31243014Swollman# revoked DST.
31343543Swollman# Decree <a href="http://pcdsh01.on.br/HV27496.htm">27,496</a> (1949-11-24)
31443543Swollman# Decree <a href="http://pcdsh01.on.br/HV27998.htm">27,998</a> (1950-04-13)
31558787SruRule	Brazil	1949	1952	-	Dec	 1	 0:00	1:00	S
31658787SruRule	Brazil	1950	only	-	Apr	16	 1:00	0	-
31758787SruRule	Brazil	1951	1952	-	Apr	 1	 0:00	0	-
31843543Swollman# Decree <a href="http://pcdsh01.on.br/HV32308.htm">32,308</a> (1953-02-24)
31958787SruRule	Brazil	1953	only	-	Mar	 1	 0:00	0	-
32043543Swollman# Decree <a href="http://pcdsh01.on.br/HV34724.htm">34,724</a> (1953-11-30)
32143014Swollman# revoked DST.
32243543Swollman# Decree <a href="http://pcdsh01.on.br/HV52700.htm">52,700</a> (1963-10-18)
32343543Swollman# established DST from 1963-10-23 00:00 to 1964-02-29 00:00
32443543Swollman# in SP, RJ, GB, MG, ES, due to the prolongation of the drought.
32543543Swollman# Decree <a href="http://pcdsh01.on.br/HV53071.htm">53,071</a> (1963-12-03)
32643543Swollman# extended the above decree to all of the national territory on 12-09.
32758787SruRule	Brazil	1963	only	-	Dec	 9	 0:00	1:00	S
32843543Swollman# Decree <a href="http://pcdsh01.on.br/HV53604.htm">53,604</a> (1964-02-25)
32943543Swollman# extended summer time by one day to 1964-03-01 00:00 (start of school).
33058787SruRule	Brazil	1964	only	-	Mar	 1	 0:00	0	-
33143543Swollman# Decree <a href="http://pcdsh01.on.br/HV55639.htm">55,639</a> (1965-01-27)
33258787SruRule	Brazil	1965	only	-	Jan	31	 0:00	1:00	S
33358787SruRule	Brazil	1965	only	-	Mar	31	 0:00	0	-
33443543Swollman# Decree <a href="http://pcdsh01.on.br/HV57303.htm">57,303</a> (1965-11-22)
33558787SruRule	Brazil	1965	only	-	Dec	 1	 0:00	1:00	S
33643543Swollman# Decree <a href="http://pcdsh01.on.br/HV57843.htm">57,843</a> (1966-02-18)
33758787SruRule	Brazil	1966	1968	-	Mar	 1	 0:00	0	-
33858787SruRule	Brazil	1966	1967	-	Nov	 1	 0:00	1:00	S
33943543Swollman# Decree <a href="http://pcdsh01.on.br/HV63429.htm">63,429</a> (1968-10-15)
34043543Swollman# revoked DST.
34143543Swollman# Decree <a href="http://pcdsh01.on.br/HV91698.htm">91,698</a> (1985-09-27)
34258787SruRule	Brazil	1985	only	-	Nov	 2	 0:00	1:00	S
34343543Swollman# Decree 92,310 (1986-01-21)
34443543Swollman# Decree 92,463 (1986-03-13)
34558787SruRule	Brazil	1986	only	-	Mar	15	 0:00	0	-
34643543Swollman# Decree 93,316 (1986-10-01)
34758787SruRule	Brazil	1986	only	-	Oct	25	 0:00	1:00	S
34858787SruRule	Brazil	1987	only	-	Feb	14	 0:00	0	-
34943543Swollman# Decree <a href="http://pcdsh01.on.br/HV94922.htm">94,922</a> (1987-09-22)
35058787SruRule	Brazil	1987	only	-	Oct	25	 0:00	1:00	S
35158787SruRule	Brazil	1988	only	-	Feb	 7	 0:00	0	-
35243543Swollman# Decree <a href="http://pcdsh01.on.br/HV96676.htm">96,676</a> (1988-09-12)
35343543Swollman# except for the states of AC, AM, PA, RR, RO, and AP (then a territory)
35458787SruRule	Brazil	1988	only	-	Oct	16	 0:00	1:00	S
35558787SruRule	Brazil	1989	only	-	Jan	29	 0:00	0	-
35643543Swollman# Decree <a href="http://pcdsh01.on.br/HV98077.htm">98,077</a> (1989-08-21)
35743543Swollman# with the same exceptions
35858787SruRule	Brazil	1989	only	-	Oct	15	 0:00	1:00	S
35958787SruRule	Brazil	1990	only	-	Feb	11	 0:00	0	-
36043543Swollman# Decree <a href="http://pcdsh01.on.br/HV99530.htm">99,530</a> (1990-09-17)
36143543Swollman# adopted by RS, SC, PR, SP, RJ, ES, MG, GO, MS, DF.
36243543Swollman# Decree 99,629 (1990-10-19) adds BA, MT.
36358787SruRule	Brazil	1990	only	-	Oct	21	 0:00	1:00	S
36458787SruRule	Brazil	1991	only	-	Feb	17	 0:00	0	-
36543543Swollman# <a href="http://pcdsh01.on.br/HV1991.htm">Unnumbered decree</a> (1991-09-25)
36643543Swollman# adopted by RS, SC, PR, SP, RJ, ES, MG, BA, GO, MT, MS, DF.
36758787SruRule	Brazil	1991	only	-	Oct	20	 0:00	1:00	S
36858787SruRule	Brazil	1992	only	-	Feb	 9	 0:00	0	-
36943543Swollman# <a href="http://pcdsh01.on.br/HV1992.htm">Unnumbered decree</a> (1992-10-16)
37043543Swollman# adopted by same states.
37158787SruRule	Brazil	1992	only	-	Oct	25	 0:00	1:00	S
37258787SruRule	Brazil	1993	only	-	Jan	31	 0:00	0	-
37343014Swollman# Decree <a href="http://pcdsh01.on.br/HV942.htm">942</a> (1993-09-28)
37443543Swollman# adopted by same states, plus AM.
37543543Swollman# Decree <a href="http://pcdsh01.on.br/HV1252.htm">1,252</a> (1994-09-22)
37643543Swollman# adopted by same states, minus AM.
37743543Swollman# Decree <a href="http://pcdsh01.on.br/HV1636.htm">1,636</a> (1995-09-14)
37843543Swollman# adopted by same states, plus TO.
37943543Swollman# Decree <a href="http://pcdsh01.on.br/HV1674.htm">1,674</a> (1995-10-13)
38043543Swollman# adds AL, SE.
38158787SruRule	Brazil	1993	1995	-	Oct	Sun>=11	 0:00	1:00	S
38258787SruRule	Brazil	1994	1995	-	Feb	Sun>=15	 0:00	0	-
38358787SruRule	Brazil	1996	only	-	Feb	11	 0:00	0	-
38443543Swollman# Decree <a href="http://pcdsh01.on.br/HV2000.htm">2,000</a> (1996-09-04)
38543543Swollman# adopted by same states, minus AL, SE.
38658787SruRule	Brazil	1996	only	-	Oct	 6	 0:00	1:00	S
38758787SruRule	Brazil	1997	only	-	Feb	16	 0:00	0	-
38843014Swollman# From Daniel C. Sobral <dcs@gns.com.br> (1998-02-12):
38943014Swollman# In 1997, the DS began on October 6. The stated reason was that
39043014Swollman# because international television networks ignored Brazil's policy on DS,
39143014Swollman# they bought the wrong times on satellite for coverage of Pope's visit.
39243014Swollman# This year, the ending date of DS was postponed to March 1
39343014Swollman# to help dealing with the shortages of electric power.
39443014Swollman#
39543014Swollman# From Paul Eggert (1998-02-25):
39643014Swollman# <a href="http://churchnet.ucsm.ac.uk/news/files2/news165.htm">
39743014Swollman# Brazil Prepares for Papal Visit
39843014Swollman# </a>,
39943014Swollman# Church Net UK (1997-10-02).
40043014Swollman#
40143543Swollman# Decree 2,317 (1997-09-04), adopted by same states.
40258787SruRule	Brazil	1997	only	-	Oct	 6	 0:00	1:00	S
40343543Swollman# Decree <a href="http://pcdsh01.on.br/figuras/HV2495.JPG">2,495</a>
40443014Swollman# (1998-02-10)
40558787SruRule	Brazil	1998	only	-	Mar	 1	 0:00	0	-
40643543Swollman# Decree <a href="http://pcdsh01.on.br/figuras/Hv98.jpg">2,780</a> (1998-09-11)
40758787Sru# adopted by the same states as before.
40858787SruRule	Brazil	1998	only	-	Oct	11	 0:00	1:00	S
40958787SruRule	Brazil	1999	only	-	Feb	21	 0:00	0	-
41058787Sru# Decree <a href="http://pcdsh01.on.br/figuras/HV3150.gif">3,150</a>
41158787Sru# (1999-08-23) adopted by same states.
41258787Sru# Decree <a href="http://pcdsh01.on.br/DecHV99.gif">3,188</a> (1999-09-30)
41367578Swollman# adds SE, AL, PB, PE, RN, CE, PI, MA and RR.
41467578SwollmanRule	Brazil	1999	only	-	Oct	 3	 0:00	1:00	S
41567578SwollmanRule	Brazil	2000	only	-	Feb	27	 0:00	0	-
41667578Swollman# Decree <a href="http://pcdsh01.on.br/DEC3592.htm">3,592</a> (2000-09-06)
41767578Swollman# adopted by the same states as before.
41875267Swollman# Decree <a href="http://pcdsh01.on.br/Dec3630.jpg">3,630</a> (2000-10-13)
41975267Swollman# repeals DST in PE and RR, effective 2000-10-15 00:00.
42075267Swollman# Decree <a href="http://pcdsh01.on.br/Dec3632.jpg">3,632</a> (2000-10-17)
42175267Swollman# repeals DST in SE, AL, PB, RN, CE, PI and MA, effective 2000-10-22 00:00.
42286222Swollman# Decree <a href="http://pcdsh01.on.br/figuras/HV3916.gif">3,916</a>
42386222Swollman# (2001-09-13) reestablishes DST in AL, CE, MA, PB, PE, PI, RN, SE.
42475267Swollman#
42586222Swollman# The latest decree listed above says that the following states observe DST:
42686222Swollman# AL, BA, CE, DF, ES, GO, MA, MG, MS, MT,
42786222Swollman# PB, PE, PI, PR, RJ, RN, RS, SC, SE, SP, TO.
42886222Swollman#
42986222Swollman# For dates after mid-2002, the following rules are guesses
43058787Sru# and are quite possibly wrong, but are more likely than no DST at all.
43167578SwollmanRule	Brazil	2000	max	-	Oct	Sun>=8	 0:00	1:00	S
43267578SwollmanRule	Brazil	2001	max	-	Feb	Sun>=15	 0:00	0	-
43320094Swollman
43443014Swollman
4352742Swollman# Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
43620094Swollman#
43775267Swollman# Atlantic islands: Fernando de Noronha, Trindade, Martin Vaz,
43875267Swollman# Atol das Rocas, and Penedos de Sao Pedro e Sao Paulo
4392742SwollmanZone America/Noronha	-2:09:40 -	LMT	1914
44058787Sru			-2:00	Brazil	FN%sT	1990 Sep 17
44158787Sru			-2:00	-	FNT
44220094Swollman#
44358787Sru# Amapa (AP), east Para (PA)
44475267Swollman# East Para includes Belem, Maraba, Serra Norte, and Sao Felix do Xingu.
44543543SwollmanZone America/Belem	-3:13:56 -	LMT	1914
44658787Sru			-3:00	Brazil	BR%sT	1988 Sep 12
44758787Sru			-3:00	-	BRT
44843543Swollman#
44958787Sru# Maranhao (MA), Piaui (PI), Ceara (CE), Rio Grande do Norte (RN),
45075267Swollman# Paraiba (PB)
45120094SwollmanZone America/Fortaleza	-2:34:00 -	LMT	1914
45258787Sru			-3:00	Brazil	BR%sT	1990 Sep 17
45358787Sru			-3:00	-	BRT	1999 Sep 30
45475267Swollman			-3:00	Brazil	BR%sT	2000 Oct 22
45586222Swollman			-3:00	-	BRT	2001 Sep 13
45686222Swollman			-3:00	Brazil	BR%sT
45720094Swollman#
45875267Swollman# Pernambuco (PE) (except Atlantic islands)
45975267SwollmanZone America/Recife	-2:19:36 -	LMT	1914
46075267Swollman			-3:00	Brazil	BR%sT	1990 Sep 17
46175267Swollman			-3:00	-	BRT	1999 Sep 30
46275267Swollman			-3:00	Brazil	BR%sT	2000 Oct 15
46386222Swollman			-3:00	-	BRT	2001 Sep 13
46486222Swollman			-3:00	Brazil	BR%sT
46575267Swollman#
46658787Sru# Tocantins (TO)
46743543SwollmanZone America/Araguaina	-3:12:48 -	LMT	1914
46858787Sru			-3:00	Brazil	BR%sT	1990 Sep 17
46958787Sru			-3:00	-	BRT	1995 Sep 14
47058787Sru			-3:00	Brazil	BR%sT
47120094Swollman#
47258787Sru# Alagoas (AL), Sergipe (SE)
47343543SwollmanZone America/Maceio	-2:22:52 -	LMT	1914
47458787Sru			-3:00	Brazil	BR%sT	1990 Sep 17
47558787Sru			-3:00	-	BRT	1995 Oct 13
47658787Sru			-3:00	Brazil	BR%sT	1996 Sep  4
47758787Sru			-3:00	-	BRT	1999 Sep 30
47875267Swollman			-3:00	Brazil	BR%sT	2000 Oct 22
47986222Swollman			-3:00	-	BRT	2001 Sep 13
48086222Swollman			-3:00	Brazil	BR%sT
48143543Swollman#
48258787Sru# Bahia (BA), Goias (GO), Distrito Federal (DF), Minas Gerais (MG),
48358787Sru# Espirito Santo (ES), Rio de Janeiro (RJ), Sao Paulo (SP), Parana (PR),
48458787Sru# Santa Catarina (SC), Rio Grande do Sul (RS)
4852742SwollmanZone America/Sao_Paulo	-3:06:28 -	LMT	1914
48658787Sru			-3:00	Brazil	BR%sT	1963 Oct 23 00:00
48758787Sru			-3:00	1:00	BRST	1964
48858787Sru			-3:00	Brazil	BR%sT
48920094Swollman#
49086222Swollman# Mato Grosso (MT), Mato Grosso do Sul (MS)
49120094SwollmanZone America/Cuiaba	-3:44:20 -	LMT	1914
49258787Sru			-4:00	Brazil	AM%sT
49320094Swollman#
49458787Sru# west Para (PA), Rondonia (RO)
49575267Swollman# West Para includes Altamira, Oribidos, Prainha, Oriximina, and Santarem.
49643543SwollmanZone America/Porto_Velho -4:15:36 -	LMT	1914
49758787Sru			-4:00	Brazil	AM%sT	1988 Sep 12
49858787Sru			-4:00	-	AMT
49943543Swollman#
50058787Sru# Roraima (RR)
50158787SruZone America/Boa_Vista	-4:02:40 -	LMT	1914
50258787Sru			-4:00	Brazil	AM%sT	1988 Sep 12
50358787Sru			-4:00	-	AMT	1999 Sep 30
50475267Swollman			-4:00	Brazil	AM%sT	2000 Oct 15
50575267Swollman			-4:00	-	AMT
50658787Sru#
50775267Swollman# east Amazonas (AM): Boca do Acre, Jutai, Manaus, Floriano Peixoto
5082742SwollmanZone America/Manaus	-4:00:04 -	LMT	1914
50958787Sru			-4:00	Brazil	AM%sT	1988 Sep 12
51058787Sru			-4:00	-	AMT	1993 Sep 28
51158787Sru			-4:00	Brazil	AM%sT	1994 Sep 22
51258787Sru			-4:00	-	AMT
51320094Swollman#
51475267Swollman# west Amazonas (AM): Atalaia do Norte, Boca do Maoco, Benjamin Constant,
51575267Swollman#	Eirunepe, Envira, Ipixuna
51675267SwollmanZone America/Eirunepe	-4:39:28 -	LMT	1914
51775267Swollman			-5:00	Brazil	AC%sT	1988 Sep 12
51875267Swollman			-5:00	-	ACT	1993 Sep 28
51975267Swollman			-5:00	Brazil	AC%sT	1994 Sep 22
52075267Swollman			-5:00	-	ACT
52175267Swollman#
52258787Sru# Acre (AC)
52375267SwollmanZone America/Rio_Branco	-4:31:12 -	LMT	1914
52458787Sru			-5:00	Brazil	AC%sT	1988 Sep 12
52558787Sru			-5:00	-	ACT
5262742Swollman
5272742Swollman
5282742Swollman# Chile
5292742Swollman
53014343Swollman# From Eduardo Krell (1995-10-19):
53114343Swollman# The law says to switch to DST at midnight [24:00] on the second SATURDAY
53214343Swollman# of October....  The law is the same for March and October.
53343014Swollman# (1998-09-29):
53443014Swollman# Because of the drought this year, the government decided to go into
53543014Swollman# DST earlier (saturday 9/26 at 24:00). This is a one-time change only ...
53643014Swollman# (unless there's another dry season next year, I guess).
5372742Swollman
53858787Sru# From Julio I. Pacheco Troncoso (1999-03-18):
53958787Sru# Because of the same drought, the government decided to end DST later,
54058787Sru# on April 3, (one-time change).
54158787Sru
54286222Swollman# From Gwillim Law (2001-05-04):
54386222Swollman# I came across another article in "La Tercera" about Chilean DST.
54486222Swollman# <http://www.tercera.cl/diario/2000/10/13/t-extras.html>
54586222Swollman# It clearly confirms my earlier suggestion, that DST begins at 22:00
54686222Swollman# on Easter Island....  But it also seems to be saying that the
54786222Swollman# observance of DST in Chile began in 1966, rather than 1969 as
54886222Swollman# ... [Shanks] has it....
54986222Swollman#
55086222Swollman# My translation:
55186222Swollman#
55286222Swollman# "The Chilean Army has announced that summer time will begin tomorrow,
55386222Swollman# Saturday, October 14 in continental Chile, insular Chile, and
55486222Swollman# Antarctica, as provided by Supreme Decree 25 of January 11, 1966.
55586222Swollman# By the preceding, official time in continental Chile and Chilean
55686222Swollman# Antarctic, and official time in Western Insular Chile, which applies
55786222Swollman# to Easter Island and Sala y Gomez Island, will be set forward at
55886222Swollman# midnight and at 22:00, respectively, by 20 minutes."
55975267Swollman
56086222Swollman# From Paul Eggert (2001-05-04):
56186222Swollman# Go with this article in preference to Shanks's 1969 date for modern DST.
56275267Swollman# Assume this rule has been used since DST was introduced in the islands.
56375267Swollman
5642742Swollman# Rule	NAME	FROM	TO	TYPE	IN	ON	AT	SAVE	LETTER/S
56558787SruRule	Chile	1918	only	-	Sep	 1	0:00	1:00	S
56658787SruRule	Chile	1919	only	-	Jul	 2	0:00	0	-
56758787SruRule	Chile	1927	1931	-	Sep	 1	0:00	1:00	S
56858787SruRule	Chile	1928	1932	-	Apr	 1	0:00	0	-
56986222SwollmanRule	Chile	1966	1997	-	Oct	Sun>=9	4:00u	1:00	S
57086222SwollmanRule	Chile	1967	1998	-	Mar	Sun>=9	3:00u	0	-
57175267SwollmanRule	Chile	1998	only	-	Sep	27	4:00u	1:00	S
57275267SwollmanRule	Chile	1999	only	-	Apr	 4	3:00u	0	-
57375267SwollmanRule	Chile	1999	max	-	Oct	Sun>=9	4:00u	1:00	S
57475267SwollmanRule	Chile	2000	max	-	Mar	Sun>=9	3:00u	0	-
57520094Swollman# IATA SSIM anomalies: (1990-09) says 1990-09-16; (1992-02) says 1992-03-14;
57658787Sru# (1996-09) says 1998-03-08.  Ignore these.
5772742Swollman# Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
5782742SwollmanZone America/Santiago	-4:42:40 -	LMT	1890
57919878Swollman			-4:42:40 -	SMT	1910	    # Santiago Mean Time
58019878Swollman			-5:00	Chile	CL%sT	1932 Sep    # Chile Time
58119878Swollman			-4:00	Chile	CL%sT
5822742SwollmanZone Pacific/Easter	-7:17:28 -	LMT	1890	    # Mataveri
58319878Swollman			-7:17:28 -	MMT	1932 Sep    # Mataveri Mean Time
58419878Swollman			-7:00	Chile	EAS%sT	1982 Mar 14 # Easter I Time
58519878Swollman			-6:00	Chile	EAS%sT
5862742Swollman#
58786222Swollman# Sala y Gomez Island is like Pacific/Easter.
58886222Swollman# Other Chilean locations, including Juan Fernandez Is, San Ambrosio,
58986222Swollman# San Felix, and Antarctic bases, are like America/Santiago.
5902742Swollman
5912742Swollman# Colombia
59258787Sru# Shanks specifies 24:00 for 1992 transition times; go with IATA,
59358787Sru# as it seems implausible to change clocks at midnight New Year's Eve.
59420094Swollman# Rule	NAME	FROM	TO	TYPE	IN	ON	AT	SAVE	LETTER/S
59520094SwollmanRule	CO	1992	only	-	May	 2	0:00	1:00	S
59620094SwollmanRule	CO	1992	only	-	Dec	31	0:00	0	-
5972742Swollman# Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
5982742SwollmanZone	America/Bogota	-4:56:20 -	LMT	1884 Mar 13
59919878Swollman			-4:56:20 -	BMT	1914 Nov 23 # Bogota Mean Time
60020094Swollman			-5:00	CO	CO%sT	# Colombia Time
6012742Swollman# Malpelo, Providencia, San Andres
6022742Swollman# no information; probably like America/Bogota
6032742Swollman
6042742Swollman# Curacao
60558787Sru# Shanks says that Bottom and Oranjestad have been at -4:00 since
60643014Swollman# standard time was introduced on 1912-03-02; and that Kralendijk and Rincon
60743014Swollman# used Kralendijk Mean Time (-4:33:08) from 1912-02-02 to 1965-01-01.
60843014Swollman# This all predates our 1970 cutoff, though.
6092742Swollman# Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
6102742SwollmanZone	America/Curacao	-4:35:44 -	LMT	1912 Feb 12	# Willemstad
61119878Swollman			-4:30	-	ANT	1965 # Netherlands Antilles Time
6122742Swollman			-4:00	-	AST
6132742Swollman
6142742Swollman# Ecuador
6152742Swollman# Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
6162742SwollmanZone America/Guayaquil	-5:19:20 -	LMT	1890
61719878Swollman			-5:14:00 -	QMT	1931 # Quito Mean Time
61819878Swollman			-5:00	-	ECT	     # Ecuador Time
6192742SwollmanZone Pacific/Galapagos	-5:58:24 -	LMT	1931 # Puerto Baquerizo Moreno
62019878Swollman			-5:00	-	ECT	1986
62119878Swollman			-6:00	-	GALT	     # Galapagos Time
6222742Swollman
6232742Swollman# Falklands
62475267Swollman
62575267Swollman# From Paul Eggert (2001-03-05):
62675267Swollman# Between 1990 and 2000 inclusive, Shanks and the IATA agree except
62775267Swollman# the IATA gives 1996-09-08.  Go with Shanks.
62875267Swollman
62975267Swollman# From Falkland Islands Government Office, London (2001-01-22)
63075267Swollman# via Jesper Norgaard:
63175267Swollman# ... the clocks revert back to Local Mean Time at 2 am on Sunday 15
63275267Swollman# April 2001 and advance one hour to summer time at 2 am on Sunday 2
63375267Swollman# September.  It is anticipated that the clocks will revert back at 2
63475267Swollman# am on Sunday 21 April 2002 and advance to summer time at 2 am on
63575267Swollman# Sunday 1 September.
63675267Swollman
63775267Swollman# From Rives McDow (2001-02-13):
63875267Swollman#
63975267Swollman# I have communicated several times with people there, and the last
64075267Swollman# time I had communications that was helpful was in 1998.  Here is
64175267Swollman# what was said then:
64275267Swollman#
64375267Swollman# "The general rule was that Stanley used daylight saving and the Camp
64475267Swollman# did not. However for various reasons many people in the Camp have
64575267Swollman# started to use daylight saving (known locally as 'Stanley Time')
64675267Swollman# There is no rule as to who uses daylight saving - it is a matter of
64775267Swollman# personal choice and so it is impossible to draw a map showing who
64875267Swollman# uses it and who does not. Any list would be out of date as soon as
64975267Swollman# it was produced. This year daylight saving ended on April 18/19th
65075267Swollman# and started again on September 12/13th.  I do not know what the rule
65175267Swollman# is, but can find out if you like.  We do not change at the same time
65275267Swollman# as UK or Chile."
65375267Swollman#
65475267Swollman# I did have in my notes that the rule was "Second Saturday in Sep at
65575267Swollman# 0:00 until third Saturday in Apr at 0:00".  I think that this does
65675267Swollman# not agree in some cases with Shanks; is this true?
65775267Swollman#
65875267Swollman# Also, there is no mention in the list that some areas in the
65975267Swollman# Falklands do not use DST.  I have found in my communications there
66075267Swollman# that these areas are on the western half of East Falkland and all of
66175267Swollman# West Falkland.  Stanley is the only place that consistently observes
66275267Swollman# DST.  Again, as in other places in the world, the farmers don't like
66375267Swollman# it.  West Falkland is almost entirely sheep farmers.
66475267Swollman#
66575267Swollman# I know one lady there that keeps a list of which farm keeps DST and
66675267Swollman# which doesn't each year.  She runs a shop in Stanley, and says that
66775267Swollman# the list changes each year.  She uses it to communicate to her
66875267Swollman# customers, catching them when they are home for lunch or dinner.
66975267Swollman
67075267Swollman# From Paul Eggert (2001-03-05):
67175267Swollman# For now, we'll just record the time in Stanley, since we have no
67275267Swollman# better info.
67375267Swollman
6742742Swollman# Rule	NAME	FROM	TO	TYPE	IN	ON	AT	SAVE	LETTER/S
67519878SwollmanRule	Falk	1937	1938	-	Sep	lastSun	0:00	1:00	S
67619878SwollmanRule	Falk	1938	1942	-	Mar	Sun>=19	0:00	0	-
67719878SwollmanRule	Falk	1939	only	-	Oct	1	0:00	1:00	S
67819878SwollmanRule	Falk	1940	1942	-	Sep	lastSun	0:00	1:00	S
67919878SwollmanRule	Falk	1943	only	-	Jan	1	0:00	0	-
68019878SwollmanRule	Falk	1983	only	-	Sep	lastSun	0:00	1:00	S
68119878SwollmanRule	Falk	1984	1985	-	Apr	lastSun	0:00	0	-
68219878SwollmanRule	Falk	1984	only	-	Sep	16	0:00	1:00	S
68375267SwollmanRule	Falk	1985	2000	-	Sep	Sun>=9	0:00	1:00	S
68475267SwollmanRule	Falk	1986	2000	-	Apr	Sun>=16	0:00	0	-
68575267SwollmanRule	Falk	2001	max	-	Apr	Sun>=15	2:00	0	-
68675267SwollmanRule	Falk	2001	max	-	Sep	Sun>=1	2:00	1:00	S
6872742Swollman# Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
6882742SwollmanZone Atlantic/Stanley	-3:51:24 -	LMT	1890
68919878Swollman			-3:51:24 -	SMT	1912 Mar 12  # Stanley Mean Time
69019878Swollman			-4:00	Falk	FK%sT	1983 May     # Falkland Is Time
69119878Swollman			-3:00	Falk	FK%sT	1985 Sep 15
69219878Swollman			-4:00	Falk	FK%sT
6932742Swollman
6942742Swollman# French Guiana
6952742Swollman# Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
6962742SwollmanZone America/Cayenne	-3:29:20 -	LMT	1911 Jul
69719878Swollman			-4:00	-	GFT	1967 Oct # French Guiana Time
69819878Swollman			-3:00	-	GFT
6992742Swollman
7002742Swollman# Guyana
7012742Swollman# Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
7022742SwollmanZone	America/Guyana	-3:52:40 -	LMT	1915 Mar	# Georgetown
70319878Swollman			-3:45	-	GBGT	1966 May 26 # Br Guiana Time
70419878Swollman			-3:45	-	GYT	1975 Jul 31 # Guyana Time
70520094Swollman			-3:00	-	GYT	1991
70620094Swollman# IATA SSIM (1996-06) says -4:00.  Assume a 1991 switch.
70720094Swollman			-4:00	-	GYT
7082742Swollman
7092742Swollman# Paraguay
71058787Sru# From Paul Eggert (1999-10-29):
71158787Sru# Shanks (1999) says that spring transitions are from 01:00 -> 02:00,
71258787Sru# and autumn transitions are from 00:00 -> 23:00.  Go with earlier
71358787Sru# editions of Shanks, and with the IATA, who say transitions occur at 00:00.
7142742Swollman# Rule	NAME	FROM	TO	TYPE	IN	ON	AT	SAVE	LETTER/S
71558787SruRule	Para	1975	1988	-	Oct	 1	0:00	1:00	S
71619878SwollmanRule	Para	1975	1978	-	Mar	 1	0:00	0	-
71758787SruRule	Para	1979	1991	-	Apr	 1	0:00	0	-
71819878SwollmanRule	Para	1989	only	-	Oct	22	0:00	1:00	S
71920094SwollmanRule	Para	1990	only	-	Oct	 1	0:00	1:00	S
72020094SwollmanRule	Para	1991	only	-	Oct	 6	0:00	1:00	S
72120094SwollmanRule	Para	1992	only	-	Mar	 1	0:00	0	-
72220094SwollmanRule	Para	1992	only	-	Oct	 5	0:00	1:00	S
72320094SwollmanRule	Para	1993	only	-	Mar	31	0:00	0	-
72430711SwollmanRule	Para	1993	1995	-	Oct	 1	0:00	1:00	S
72520094SwollmanRule	Para	1994	1995	-	Feb	lastSun	0:00	0	-
72658787SruRule	Para	1996	only	-	Mar	 1	0:00	0	-
72775267Swollman# IATA SSIM (2000-02) says 1999-10-10; ignore this for now.
72867578Swollman# From Steffen Thorsen (2000-10-02):
72967578Swollman# I have three independent reports that Paraguay changed to DST this Sunday
73067578Swollman# (10-01).
73175267Swollman#
73275267Swollman# Translated by Gwillim Law (2001-02-27) from
73375267Swollman# <a href="http://www.diarionoticias.com.py/011000/nacional/naciona1.htm">
73475267Swollman# Noticias, a daily paper in Asuncion, Paraguay (2000-10-01)
73575267Swollman# </a>:
73675267Swollman# Starting at 0:00 today, the clock will be set forward 60 minutes, in
73775267Swollman# fulfillment of Decree No. 7,273 of the Executive Power....  The time change
73875267Swollman# system has been operating for several years.  Formerly there was a separate
73975267Swollman# decree each year; the new law has the same effect, but permanently.  Every
74075267Swollman# year, the time will change on the first Sunday of October; likewise, the
74175267Swollman# clock will be set back on the first Sunday of March.
74275267Swollman#
74375267Swollman# From Jesper Norgaard (2001-03-06) [an official URL saying similar things]:
74475267Swollman# http://gateway.abc.com.py:8000/pub/pag04.mbr/artic?FHA=2001-03-03-02.24.52.900592
74575267Swollman#
74693799SwollmanRule	Para	1996	2001	-	Oct	Sun>=1	0:00	1:00	S
74775267Swollman# IATA SSIM (1997-09) says Mar 1; go with Shanks.
74875267SwollmanRule	Para	1997	only	-	Feb	lastSun	0:00	0	-
74975267Swollman# Shanks says 1999-02-28; IATA SSIM (1999-02) says 1999-02-27, but
75075267Swollman# (1999-09) reports no date; go with above sources and Gerd Knops (2001-02-27).
75193799SwollmanRule	Para	1998	2001	-	Mar	Sun>=1	0:00	0	-
75293799Swollman# From Rives McDow (2002-02-28):
75393799Swollman# A decree was issued in Paraguay (no. 16350) on 2002-02-26 that changed the
75493799Swollman# dst method to be from the first Sunday in September to the first Sunday in
75593799Swollman# April.
75693799SwollmanRule	Para	2002	max	-	Apr	Sun>=1	0:00	0	-
75793799SwollmanRule	Para	2002	max	-	Sep	Sun>=1	0:00	1:00	S
75875267Swollman
75993799Swollman
7602742Swollman# Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
7612742SwollmanZone America/Asuncion	-3:50:40 -	LMT	1890
76219878Swollman			-3:50:40 -	AMT	1931 Oct 10 # Asuncion Mean Time
76319878Swollman			-4:00	-	PYT	1972 Oct # Paraguay Time
76419878Swollman			-3:00	-	PYT	1974 Apr
76519878Swollman			-4:00	Para	PY%sT
7662742Swollman
7672742Swollman# Peru
7682742Swollman# Rule	NAME	FROM	TO	TYPE	IN	ON	AT	SAVE	LETTER/S
76919878SwollmanRule	Peru	1938	only	-	Jan	 1	0:00	1:00	S
77019878SwollmanRule	Peru	1938	only	-	Apr	 1	0:00	0	-
77119878SwollmanRule	Peru	1938	1939	-	Sep	lastSun	0:00	1:00	S
77219878SwollmanRule	Peru	1939	1940	-	Mar	Sun>=24	0:00	0	-
77319878SwollmanRule	Peru	1987	only	-	Jan	 1	0:00	1:00	S
77419878SwollmanRule	Peru	1987	only	-	Apr	 1	0:00	0	-
77519878SwollmanRule	Peru	1990	only	-	Jan	 1	0:00	1:00	S
77619878SwollmanRule	Peru	1990	only	-	Apr	 1	0:00	0	-
77758787Sru# IATA is ambiguous for 1993/1995; go with Shanks.
77858787SruRule	Peru	1994	only	-	Jan	 1	0:00	1:00	S
77958787SruRule	Peru	1994	only	-	Apr	 1	0:00	0	-
7802742Swollman# Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
7812742SwollmanZone	America/Lima	-5:08:12 -	LMT	1890
78286222Swollman			-5:08:36 -	LMT	1908 Jul 28 # Lima Mean Time?
78319878Swollman			-5:00	Peru	PE%sT	# Peru Time
7842742Swollman
7852742Swollman# South Georgia
7862742Swollman# Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
7872742SwollmanZone Atlantic/South_Georgia -2:26:08 -	LMT	1890		# Grytviken
78819878Swollman			-2:00	-	GST	# South Georgia Time
7892742Swollman
7902742Swollman# South Sandwich Is
79158787Sru# uninhabited; scientific personnel have wintered
7922742Swollman
7932742Swollman# Suriname
7942742Swollman# Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
7952742SwollmanZone America/Paramaribo	-3:40:40 -	LMT	1911
7962742Swollman			-3:40:52 -	PMT	1935     # Paramaribo Mean Time
7972742Swollman			-3:40:36 -	PMT	1945 Oct # The capital moved?
79819878Swollman			-3:30	-	NEGT	1975 Nov 20 # Dutch Guiana Time
79919878Swollman			-3:30	-	SRT	1984 Oct # Suriname Time
80019878Swollman			-3:00	-	SRT
8012742Swollman
8022742Swollman# Trinidad and Tobago
8032742Swollman# Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
8042742SwollmanZone America/Port_of_Spain -4:06:04 -	LMT	1912 Mar 2
8052742Swollman			-4:00	-	AST
8062742Swollman
8072742Swollman# Uruguay
80819878Swollman# From Paul Eggert <eggert@twinsun.com> (1993-11-18):
8092742Swollman# Uruguay wins the prize for the strangest peacetime manipulation of the rules.
81058787Sru# From Shanks:
8112742Swollman# Rule	NAME	FROM	TO	TYPE	IN	ON	AT	SAVE	LETTER/S
8122742Swollman# Whitman gives 1923 Oct 1; go with Shanks.
81319878SwollmanRule	Uruguay	1923	only	-	Oct	 2	 0:00	0:30	HS
81419878SwollmanRule	Uruguay	1924	1926	-	Apr	 1	 0:00	0	-
81519878SwollmanRule	Uruguay	1924	1925	-	Oct	 1	 0:00	0:30	HS
81619878SwollmanRule	Uruguay	1933	1935	-	Oct	lastSun	 0:00	0:30	HS
8172742Swollman# Shanks gives 1935 Apr 1 0:00 and 1936 Mar 30 0:00; go with Whitman.
81819878SwollmanRule	Uruguay	1934	1936	-	Mar	Sat>=25	23:30s	0	-
81919878SwollmanRule	Uruguay	1936	only	-	Nov	 1	 0:00	0:30	HS
82019878SwollmanRule	Uruguay	1937	1941	-	Mar	lastSun	 0:00	0	-
8212742Swollman# Whitman gives 1937 Oct 3; go with Shanks.
82219878SwollmanRule	Uruguay	1937	1940	-	Oct	lastSun	 0:00	0:30	HS
8232742Swollman# Whitman gives 1941 Oct 24 - 1942 Mar 27, 1942 Dec 14 - 1943 Apr 13,
8242742Swollman# and 1943 Apr 13 ``to present time''; go with Shanks.
82519878SwollmanRule	Uruguay	1941	only	-	Aug	 1	 0:00	0	-
82619878SwollmanRule	Uruguay	1942	only	-	Jan	 1	 0:00	0:30	HS
82719878SwollmanRule	Uruguay	1942	only	-	Dec	14	 0:00	1:00	S
82819878SwollmanRule	Uruguay	1943	only	-	Mar	14	 0:00	0	-
82919878SwollmanRule	Uruguay	1959	only	-	May	24	 0:00	1:00	S
83019878SwollmanRule	Uruguay	1959	only	-	Nov	15	 0:00	0	-
83119878SwollmanRule	Uruguay	1960	only	-	Jan	17	 0:00	1:00	S
83219878SwollmanRule	Uruguay	1960	only	-	Mar	 6	 0:00	0	-
83319878SwollmanRule	Uruguay	1965	1967	-	Apr	Sun>=1	 0:00	1:00	S
83419878SwollmanRule	Uruguay	1965	only	-	Sep	26	 0:00	0	-
83519878SwollmanRule	Uruguay	1966	1967	-	Oct	31	 0:00	0	-
83619878SwollmanRule	Uruguay	1968	1970	-	May	27	 0:00	0:30	HS
83719878SwollmanRule	Uruguay	1968	1970	-	Dec	 2	 0:00	0	-
83819878SwollmanRule	Uruguay	1972	only	-	Apr	24	 0:00	1:00	S
83919878SwollmanRule	Uruguay	1972	only	-	Aug	15	 0:00	0	-
84019878SwollmanRule	Uruguay	1974	only	-	Mar	10	 0:00	0:30	HS
84119878SwollmanRule	Uruguay	1974	only	-	Dec	22	 0:00	1:00	S
84219878SwollmanRule	Uruguay	1976	only	-	Oct	 1	 0:00	0	-
84319878SwollmanRule	Uruguay	1977	only	-	Dec	 4	 0:00	1:00	S
84419878SwollmanRule	Uruguay	1978	only	-	Apr	 1	 0:00	0	-
84519878SwollmanRule	Uruguay	1979	only	-	Oct	 1	 0:00	1:00	S
84619878SwollmanRule	Uruguay	1980	only	-	May	 1	 0:00	0	-
84719878SwollmanRule	Uruguay	1987	only	-	Dec	14	 0:00	1:00	S
84819878SwollmanRule	Uruguay	1988	only	-	Mar	14	 0:00	0	-
84919878SwollmanRule	Uruguay	1988	only	-	Dec	11	 0:00	1:00	S
85019878SwollmanRule	Uruguay	1989	only	-	Mar	12	 0:00	0	-
85119878SwollmanRule	Uruguay	1989	only	-	Oct	29	 0:00	1:00	S
85258787Sru# Shanks says no DST was observed in 1990/1 and 1991/2,
85358787Sru# and that 1992/3's DST was from 10-25 to 03-01.  Go with IATA.
85420094SwollmanRule	Uruguay	1990	1992	-	Mar	Sun>=1	 0:00	0	-
85520094SwollmanRule	Uruguay	1990	1991	-	Oct	Sun>=21	 0:00	1:00	S
85630711SwollmanRule	Uruguay	1992	only	-	Oct	18	 0:00	1:00	S
85720094SwollmanRule	Uruguay	1993	only	-	Feb	28	 0:00	0	-
8582742Swollman# Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
8592742SwollmanZone America/Montevideo	-3:44:44 -	LMT	1898 Jun 28
86019878Swollman			-3:44:44 -	MMT	1920 May  1	# Montevideo MT
86119878Swollman			-3:30	Uruguay	UY%sT	1942 Dec 14	# Uruguay Time
86219878Swollman			-3:00	Uruguay	UY%sT
8632742Swollman
8642742Swollman# Venezuela
8652742Swollman# Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
8662742SwollmanZone	America/Caracas	-4:27:44 -	LMT	1890
86786222Swollman			-4:27:40 -	CMT	1912 Feb 12 # Caracas Mean Time?
86819878Swollman			-4:30	-	VET	1965	     # Venezuela Time
86919878Swollman			-4:00	-	VET
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