Cuauhtémoc Rivera states the following: “This estrangement is due to the fact that a Prohibition Law has never been carried out on the occasion of the Day of the Dead, there is no precedent, they took this measure up their sleeve.
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There are 7 municipalities affected by Prohibition during the Day of the Dead celebrations.
The ANPEC indicates that the prohibition of the sale of alcohol is unjustifiable and accuses the leaders of lack of good sense.
There is no prior record in the mayors on the prohibition to sell alcoholic beverages on Day of the Dead.
The Day of the Dead is one of the emblematic traditions for Mexico, it is considered Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO, this holiday is one of the favorites for local consumption, within small businesses, which suggests an economic spill important in what are the seasonal sales of each year.
After the pandemic, the incentive in the economy has begun to recover and although currently the epidemiological traffic light is green, the general precautionary recommendations must still be maintained, therefore the retail sale within small businesses still remains a little in lag and dates as important as the Day of the Dead provide an economic respite to Mexican families; However, some leaders of different municipalities have decided to declare a dry law which according to ANPEC will affect hundreds of small businesses.
Enactment of the ANPEC
The National Alliance of Small Merchants (ANPEC), has been promulgated before the declaration of Dry Law proposed by different municipalities, on the occasion of the Day of the Dead, expressing their disagreement, and estrangement to the heads of each mayor’s office.
From the official statement the ANPEC by the hand of its president Cuauhtémoc Rivera states the following: “This estrangement is due to the fact that a Dry Law has never been carried out on the occasion of the Day of the Dead, there is no precedent, this measure was taken from the sleeve. Unfortunate situation to find once and again also the rulers in “out of place”, against the flow of reality. Small businesses selling beer find in the marketing of this product the second best utility of their businesses ”.
The position of the small merchants is clear, they tell the government that the ban is unjustified and that it delays the daily efforts of Mexican families. Cuauhtémoc Rivera publicly exhorts the mayors of the affected delegations to act with prudence, sensitivity and above all with common sense.
Mayors affected
It will implement different security devices in the cemeteries of the mayor’s office to avoid contagion.
- Tláhuac: It dries them up during the Day of the Dead festivities.
- Tlalpan: Alfa Gonzáles, informed that the dry law will be implemented from the first hours of November 2 until the end of the 3rd of the same month.
- Xochimilco: Prohibition is implemented and the closure of pantheons.
- Miguel Hidalgo: During November 1 and 2 there will be Prohibition in addition to operations in pantheons.
- Coyoacan. Various operations will be implemented in streets and cemeteries, and prohibition during November 1 and 2.
- Iztapalapa: Prohibition from the first hours of the first day until the last hours of the third of the same month.
- Cuauhtémoc: Dry law during 1 and 2 and pedestrians will be allowed to enter with various operational filters.
The ANPEC points out that the commercialization of alcoholic beverages is the second best utility of its businesses, so the imposition of the Dry Law will represent a severe blow to the economy, which will further delay the post-pandemic economic rebound On its part, some 16.8 million of people consume alcoholic beverages, of which 29.9% are men and 10.3% are women.
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