Overview
- Mayor Eduardo Paes announced ponto facultativo for municipal workers starting at 12:00 on Dec. 17, keeping morning operations normal.
- Governor Cláudio Castro said state agencies will follow the same half‑day schedule across Rio de Janeiro.
- Local administrations such as Duque de Caxias reported adoption of the measure for the same start time.
- The schedule matches Flamengo vs. PSG at 14:00 Brasília time in Doha and Vasco vs. Corinthians at 21:30 in São Paulo.
- Flamengo is training in Doha with a full squad ahead of the Intercontinental final, as the city’s formal decree is slated for publication on Dec. 16.