This situation, which has precedents in the United States, will begin to occur on Sunday if Congress does not reach an agreement on a new budget law.
Impacts on public services
Federal government employees and the military have been preparing for days for this “shutdown” as this closure of public services is known in the United States, which involves disruptions to air traffic, the closure of parks and public offices.
The consequence of the disagreement in Congress seems inevitable and the personnel of these agencies begin to be informed of the situation.
“The designated and pre-notified employees would be temporarily on technical unemployment, which means that they would not be authorized to work or use the resources of the secretariat,” the Department of Health reported in an email sent on Thursday to employees that could be consulted by AFP. .
Services considered “essential” will be maintained. However, they will have to wait until the end of the “shutdown” to receive their salaries, retroactively.
Shutdown 5 years ago
The longest shutdown in the United States lasted 35 days in December 2018 and January 2019.
The only solution It would be a last-minute agreement on the night of September 30 to October 1 between Republicans and Democrats in Congress.