The capital’s government clarified that its statement was aimed at removing unauthorized commercial signs and not those with political purposes.
The Montevideo City Hall (IM) clarified that the communication he sent to various neighbors about the signage on the buildings was intended for non-regularized commercial advertising, and not for the removal of political banners, as the senator of the National Party (PN), Javier Garciaand also that of Town meeting (AC), Guido Manini Rios.
García had shown through his X account (formerly Twitter) a notification from the IM where it was reported that for “the installation of signage in properties visible from public spaces it is mandatory to have the authorization of the IM” and that “non-compliance with this requirement is subject to sanctions.”
García took this message as an intimation to remove the banners of his political sector in the PN, Espacio Cuarenta (List 40), and as an attempt to “silence ideas.” “Let the IM be notified that our Espacio Cuarenta balconies will remain up. It would be better for them to dedicate their time and our taxes to cleaning up the city and fulfilling their obligations, not to silencing ideas,” the legislator said.
For his part, Manini Ríos pointed out through the same social network: “It seems a bit much, doesn’t it? Where is that ‘sacred and inviolable home’? It is for a night raid“But isn’t it to put up a sign expressing the political sympathy of its residents?”
The explanation of the Montevideo City Hall
Faced with these messages, Ximena Munizdirector of Financial Resources for the IM, apologized for possible misunderstandings of the message among citizens. In a conversation with Telemundo, the head of the IM explained that the current regulations are three years old, and that the message sought to inform residents about irregular commercial signage.
“Although political advertising is exempt, the physical support where that poster is carried must be regularized. That physical support is changing, today it is Carolina Cosse“Tomorrow it is another trademark,” he explained. “The owner of the building has to know that it is regularized, otherwise he is also subject to sanctions,” he said, adding: “What the municipality wanted to do was to prevent sanctions from being incurred.”
Source: Ambito
