The removal of street vendors from Rua Uruguaiana, in the Center, previously scheduled for Monday (25), was postponed by the city hall in agreement with the street vendors, with the aim of mapping the trade and granting licenses. From April 8th, 75 street vendors will be legalized and authorized by the Public Order Secretariat operating regularly in the region. The occupation will be carried out by the Municipal Guard. Another 45 may be authorized and relocated to other regions of the city.
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In the last two weeks, in parallel with the ongoing urban intervention work, SEOP’s Urban Control Coordination carried out mapping in the region where 120 street vendors were identified in a position to be regularized. This Tuesday (26), it was an electronic draw that selected the 75among the 120 eligible for regularization.
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On the other hand, the SEOP intelligence sector detected that another group of “street vendors”, which is located in the vicinity of the Camelódromo, harbors illegal acts and crimes of reception, especially cell phones that are stolen and stolen in the city. In this section of the Camelódromo neighborhood, no street traders will be allowed in the public space.
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The announcement that street vendors could no longer occupy Rua Uruguaiana had been made by Mayor Eduardo Paes, on his social media, at the end of February. At the time, he posted that the decision had been taken together with governor Cláudio Castrohighlighting the location as one of the selling points for stolen goods.
