Jump to full article: Big Pond News, 2009-08-08
Intro: A smoking ban has been put in place in the Brazilian state of Sao Paulo, prohibiting smoking indoors in all public places.
The ban will see smokers only allowed to light up in their homes and in the open air.
Some believe the law is a move in the right direction, while others doubt the new ruling will be respected.
'(I have to) Go outside in the rain, in the middle of the street, because in there (restaurant) it is not allowed to smoke,' said one smoker.
According to local newspapers, the Sao Paulo Governor and former Health Minister Jose Serra made the ruling to protect non-smokers.
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