摘要：This study presents, in summary form, the actions established and practiced by the municipalities of the so-called Grande ABC (Brazil). Only the Municipality of Diadema, determined the closing of bars between 11 PM and 6AM, an act known as "Prohibition" or "Dry Law." Surveys conducted by the Secretary of Social Defense of Diadema (2000) revealed that 49.5% of homicides used to happen between 21 and 6 o’clock in the vicinity of bars. Public policies adopted in the municipalities of the region contributed decisively to the reduction of violence, especially homicides, but no data suggest that the closure of bars in Diadema, was a decisive factor for the results achieved.
关键词：Closure of bars. Violence. Homicide. Substance abuse, alcoholic beverages.;Cierre de bares. Violencia. Homicidios. Abuso de substancias, Bebidas alcohólicas.;Fechamento de bares. Violência. Homicídios. Abuso de substâncias, Bebidas alcoólicas.
