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Published on Monday, May 9, 2022
By the A.M. Costa Rica staff
On Sunday, Rodrigo Chaves-Robles was sworn in as the 49th President of Costa Rica and immediately announced a series of regulation changes in public health and technology.
The swearing-in of Chaves and his two vice presidents, Stephan Brunner-Neibig and Mary Denisse Munive-Angermüller, took place in a ceremony at Congress led by Rodrigo Arias-Sánchez, President of Congress. More than 400 guests were in attendance.
Then,
Chaves led the first Government Council
that took place in the 1887 Theater of
the Ministry of Culture in downtown San
José.
The change in presidential administration was immediate. On Chaves's first day leading the country, there were at least three decrees and two presidential orders.
The first Decree announced was No. 42542, titled: "Declaration of National Emergency in the Public Sector due to the Cyberattack." The national emergency statement allows the use of government funds to finance the actions that would be carried out to address the emergency. However, the full document of this decree was not been publicly released yet.
Regarding the pandemic, Chaves announced two more Presidential Decrees to modify some articles of the Presidential Decree of National Emergency due to the pandemic issued in 2020. The first was No. 42543 which canceled the former government order of mandatory vaccination against covid-19 for public employees. The second decree, No. 42544 cancels the mandatory use of facemasks in public spaces. The mandatory use of face masks will only be mandatory for health workers.
However,
the documents of these decrees were not
publicly released either.
In Costa Rica, Presidential Decrees came into effect after they were published in the official government newspaper, La Gaceta. Until then, the same regulations established by the now-former president Carlos Alvarado, continue to be enforced. For example, the mandatory vaccination against covid-19 for public employees and the use of face masks in public places.
Another Presidential Order, not yet published in La Gaceta, Chaves ordered the Institute of Electricity (ICE) to release the 5G technology. The goal is to allow private companies to develop 5G technology in communication media.
Chaves also initiated a Presidential Order directed to three ministries: Transport, Presidency and Planning. These must formulate a project to restructure the Ministry of Transport. The plan is expected to be released by these ministries in the coming days.
The plan to change the structure of the Ministry of Transports must also be delivered to Congress to allow deputies to carry out an analysis, and then announce their approval or rejection.
Among the international guests that attended the swearing-in of Chaves were: Iván Duque President of Colombia, Luis Abinader President of the Dominican Republic, Vjosa Osmani-Sadriu President of Kosovo, Aziz Akhannouch President of Morocco, Felipe VI King of Spain, Maninder Sidhu Parliamentary Secretary of Canada, Miguel Cardona U.S. Secretary of Education, Uzra Zeya U.S. Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights.
In April, Chaves received his credentials as Elected President of Costa Rica.
More information will be provided as it comes.
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