The Brazilian Experience

December 29, 2008

The Brazilian Experience

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.  Dec. 22  -  …Six months ago, the government imposed one of the strictest drunken-driving laws in the hemisphere, what people here call the “dry law.” Anyone caught driving with a blood alcohol content of .02 percent or higher (compared with .08 in the United States) faces a $400 fine, loss of their license for a year, an impounded vehicle and jail time…

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