Current Situation of Bras Market in Sao Paulo, Brazil

Businessmen wearing bras are threatening to protest that the largest open-air shopping center in Latin America will be closed from tomorrow-it is expected to be on May 9. The decision to close was made by the municipal government, which adopted the advice of the San state prosecutor, because there is a high fire risk in the commercial space in the city center. It receives guests from all States, and every day, 25,000 people search everything from bags and shoes to high-tech electronic products. The procuratorate said that there is no fire fighting equipment in this market, fire hydrants have hoses of the wrong size, and fire extinguishers are simply not used. The first protest will be held in front of the city government tomorrow morning 10. Starting from Saturday, the owners' intention is to stick to their posts until a place is designated to accommodate them during the renovation. There are about 4,500 stalls with an area of176,000 square meters, which are called Parry Courtyard. At least five dealers' associations plan to hold peaceful demonstrations on Thursday afternoon. They want to meet Mayor Fernando haddad (PT) and ask him to fix the renovation period. "We knew when to leave, but the mayor didn't say when we would come back. We need confirmation, "said gilson Roberto de assis, president of Copae (Long-term Association of Morning Market Vendors). Demonstrators will leave Bishop Street in de Andrade and follow a stereo car to the city hall to protest. Sindimei (Sao Paulo vendors and micro-enterprise union) believes that the morning market should be temporarily moved to another area during the renovation. "They are all worried that the morning market will be closed forever," said Luciano Fernandez, a businessman who owns a box there. On Monday, the mayor said that businessmen will return to the morning market after the reform costing about 654.38 million baht is completed. Secretary-General massena (Coordination Committee of the Municipal Government) and Port Robert (Urban Safety) said that the evacuation would be peaceful, because businessmen have realized the necessity of reform. This advertisement will inform guests from many States in the media that it is closed in the morning market. Since corruption 20 1 1, public security and procuratorial organs have investigated and dealt with corruption cases in the morning market. According to the police, the shops there sell for as much as $500 thousand. Former mayor gilberto Kasab (PSD) tried to close the morning market so as to register all vendors there. A series of protests took place. From the previous 6,000 stores, I want to leave 3,500. However, many people who were evacuated because they had no documents came back through the temporary order of the court. The vendor was exposed, and after the new store was built, it was given to Chinese businessmen. Last June, 1 1, the municipal government announced that it would build a shopping center there, surrounded by hotels. At present, the government wants to keep the project.