San Miguelito bans alcohol sales on November 2 and along the route of the patriotic parades
Mayoral decrees 16 and 17 of 2026 set fines of up to B/.1,000, let convenience stores and supermarkets open without selling liquor and close municipal offices for four days.
The Mayor's Office of the District of San Miguelito published in the Official Gazette two decrees restricting the sale of alcoholic beverages on several dates in November, signed on October 21, 2026 by Mayor Irma E. Hernández Berrío. Mayoral Decree No. 17-2026 appeared in Official Gazette No. 30643 of October 27, and No. 16-2026 in No. 30644 of October 28.
Article one of Decree 17-2026 bans the sale and dispensing of alcoholic beverages throughout the district from 12:01 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. on November 2, All Souls' Day, and its article two orders the closure of establishments devoted to such sales. A paragraph allows convenience stores and supermarkets to keep operating as long as they suspend liquor sales, including sealed containers. Article three suspends dance events and bans the use of discos, mobile units and sound systems that day. Article five sets fines of B/.250 to B/.1,000, which may be converted into arrest, plus confiscation of the goods.
Decree 16-2026 has a narrower territorial scope. Its article one bans the sale, dispensing and consumption of alcoholic beverages along the route of the district's patriotic parades on November 3, 4 and 28, 2026, and article two provides for fines of B/.50 to B/.500 and confiscation. Article four orders municipal offices closed on November 3, 4, 5 and 10.
For bars, taverns, nightclubs and event organizers in the district, November 2 means a full day without liquor sales or dance music, so they could move up or reschedule inventories and shifts. Mixed businesses may open but must remove or block the sale of alcoholic beverages to avoid penalties. Anyone with pending municipal procedures should plan for the offices being closed on those four days in November.
Enforcement falls to the National Police, municipal inspectors, the compliance officer and community justices of the peace, under article four of Decree 17 and article three of Decree 16. Both decrees take effect upon promulgation. Nexo Capital will follow other municipal restrictions published for the patriotic holidays.
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