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(CNN Spanish) --
More than 38 million Colombians are eligible to vote this Sunday, March 13, in the legislative elections, intended to elect the new members of the Senate and the House of Representatives.
Also to choose the candidates from the inter-party lists before the presidential elections on May 29.
A common question among citizens before the elections is… will there be a dry law in Colombia?
This is what the law says.
Yes, there is dry law.
Even when?
The sale and consumption of intoxicating beverages will be prohibited throughout the national territory from 6 pm on Saturday, March 12 until 6 am on Monday, March 14, 2022, according to the provisions of article 206 of the Electoral Code.
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What happens if someone breaks the rule?
Infractions, according to decree number 318 of 2022, "will be subject to corrective measures by mayors and police inspectors and station commanders, in accordance with the provisions of the National Code of Citizen Security and Coexistence."
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If there is a dry law, is there a curfew?
There is no curfew ordered for the national territory.
However, according to the decree already mentioned, the governors or mayors "may decree a curfew in order to prevent possible disturbances of public order."
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What is an intoxicating drink, according to the law?
This is how it is defined in the criteria to decree a dry law: "Product suitable for human consumption with a concentration of ethyl alcohol not less than 2.5 degrees breathalyzer, to which no therapeutic properties are indicated", as established in the decree 780 of 2016 that regulates the health and social protection sector.
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And why dry law?
According to the criteria to prohibit and restrict the sale and consumption of intoxicating beverages, it is a "preventive and temporary" measure aimed at "maintaining or restoring public order."