--- southamerica.orig 2012-02-23 10:18:06.000000000 -0300
+++ southamerica 2012-02-23 10:47:39.000000000 -0300
@@ -1219,4 +1219,24 @@
# which will be reevaluated in 2012.
+# From Mauricio Parada <Mauricio.Parada@synopsys.com>
+# [edited by Glenn Eychaner <geychaner@lco.cl>]
+#
+# As stated in the website of the Chilean Energy Ministry
+# <a href="http://www.minenergia.cl/ministerio/noticias/generales/gobierno-anuncia-fechas-de-cambio-de.html">
+# http://www.minenergia.cl/ministerio/noticias/generales/gobierno-anuncia-fechas-de-cambio-de.html
+# </a>
+# The Chilean Government has decided to postpone the entrance into winter time
+# (to leave DST) from March 11 2012 to April 28th 2012. The decision has not
+# been yet formalized but it will within the next days.
+# Quote from the website communication:
+#
+# 6. For the year 2012, the dates of entry into winter time will be as follows:
+# a. Saturday April 28, 2012, clocks should go back 60 minutes; that is, at
+# 23:59:59, instead of passing to 0:00, the time should be adjusted to be 23:00
+# of the same day.
+# b. Saturday, September 1, 2012, clocks should go forward 60 minutes; that is,
+# at 23:59:59, instead of passing to 0:00, the time should be adjusted to be
+# 01:00 on September 2.
+
# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
Rule Chile 1927 1932 - Sep 1 0:00 1:00 S
@@ -1250,5 +1270,6 @@
Rule Chile 1999 2010 - Oct Sun>=9 4:00u 1:00 S
Rule Chile 2011 only - Aug Sun>=16 4:00u 1:00 S
-Rule Chile 2012 max - Oct Sun>=9 4:00u 1:00 S
+Rule Chile 2012 only - Sep 2 4:00u 1:00 S
+Rule Chile 2013 max - Oct Sun>=9 4:00u 1:00 S
Rule Chile 2000 2007 - Mar Sun>=9 3:00u 0 -
# N.B.: the end of March 29 in Chile is March 30 in Universal time,
@@ -1258,5 +1279,6 @@
Rule Chile 2010 only - Apr Sun>=1 3:00u 0 -
Rule Chile 2011 only - May Sun>=2 3:00u 0 -
-Rule Chile 2012 max - Mar Sun>=9 3:00u 0 -
+Rule Chile 2012 only - Apr 29 3:00u 0 -
+Rule Chile 2013 max - Mar Sun>=9 3:00u 0 -
# IATA SSIM anomalies: (1992-02) says 1992-03-14;
# (1996-09) says 1998-03-08. Ignore these.