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The holidays of September 7th (Independence of Brazil) and September 8th (São Luís' birthday) affect the operation of commercial, banking and public establishments in the city.
g1 Maranhão has gathered, below, the opening hours of shops, banks and other establishments on Monday (7) and Tuesday (8). See:
The retail trade in São Luís is authorized to operate normally on the holidays of September 7th and 8th, relating to the Independence of Brazil and São Luís's birthday.
In an agreement signed with the Trade Unions, in São Luís, street stores, avenues, galleries and shopping centers will be able to open on Monday (7) and Tuesday (8), from 8am to 6pm. Shopping centers will be open on both days from 10am to 10pm.
State and municipal public bodies and offices do not operate on the 7th and 8th of September in São Luís. On Tuesday, in other municipalities where there is no holiday, they will operate normally.
During this period, only services considered essential such as policing, care in health units and hospitals, garbage collection and traffic inspection must operate on a shift basis.
Due to the national and municipal holiday in São Luís, bank branches and lottery outlets will not be open on the 7th and 8th of September.
Bills and consumption bills (water, energy, telephone, among others) due on September 7th and 8th can be paid on September 9th, without interest being added.
The supermarkets in São Luís will open at normal hours, both on the 7th and the 8th of September.
Equatorial Maranhão informs that due to the national holiday of Brazilian Independence, service agencies and accredited agents will not work on Monday (7), throughout Maranhão, with a return on Tuesday (08).
In the capital, São Luís, activities will resume on Wednesday (09), due to the city's anniversary holiday. In the event of a power outage, customers can register the incident via WhatsApp, through Clara, Virtual Assistant at Equatorial Maranhão, at (98) 2055-0116.

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