The Public Prosecutor's Office of Alagoas recommends that banks and lottery outlets in Arapiraca must comply with social distancing measures between customers.

The Public Ministry of the State of Alagoas (MPAL) recommended that bank branches and lottery outlets in Arapiraca comply with State Decree no. 70.145/20, which requires security measures to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus. The document was sent to the management of these units this Monday (21).
The recommendation was issued by the 4th and 11th Public Prosecutor's Offices of Arapiraca, through Public Prosecutors Rogério Paranhos and Lucas Mascarenhas, after the MPAL (Public Prosecutor's Office of Alagoas) carried out an inspection on the 18th, which was conducted in partnership with the Municipal Health Department, the Sanitary Surveillance, the SMTT (Municipal Superintendence of Transport and Traffic) and the 3rd Military Police Battalion. “On that occasion, we were able to observe the existence of queues outside several bank branches, where users/customers were exposed to the sun and rain, without the minimum distancing required by State Decree No. 70.145, of June 22 of this year, issued by the government of the State of Alagoas, and also without respect for the priorities foreseen in Federal Law No. 10.048, of November 2000, which deals with people with disabilities, seniors aged 60 or over, pregnant women, breastfeeding women, people with infants, and obese people. All of these groups should be treated with the utmost priority,” stated Rogério Paranhos and Lucas Mascarenhas.
What should be done
In its recommendation, the MPAL (Public Prosecutor's Office of Alagoas) advises that bank branches and lottery outlets in Arapiraca immediately comply with the sanitary measures stipulated in Article 7 of the aforementioned decree, notably "the measure of organizing queues and maintaining a minimum distance of 1,5m (one and a half meters) between people".
They must also take action to "provide dignified treatment to their users who are outside the establishments, ensuring they are not exposed to sun and rain, while also respecting legal priorities in daily services, under penalty of fine and closure."
The MPAL (Public Prosecutor's Office of Alagoas) also recommends the provision of one or more employees, throughout the hours of use of awnings on the outside of bank branches or lottery houses, to organize any queues that may form and to ensure that the priorities established by law are respected, in order to avoid crowds that could increase the spread of the Covid-19 virus.
The establishments will have 72 hours to inform the Public Prosecutor's Office about the measures adopted to duly comply with the recommendation.Arapiraca Minute (Ascom MP/AL)