Jump to full article: BBC Online, 2009-08-07
Intro: A smoking ban in bars, restaurants and offices across the Brazilian state of Sao Paulo came into effect on Friday.
The ban outlaws smoking everywhere but in the open air and in private homes.
Sao Paulo governor Jose Serra says most people support the ban and he has pledged that anyone flouting the new law will be fined.
State officials said that about a dozen restaurants and bars had been fined in the first hours of the ban, AP news agency reported.
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