def METHOD_NAME(
    datetime_string: str,
    timezone: str = "America/Sao_Paulo",
) -> pendulum.DateTime:
    """
    Parse a datetime string.
    Args:
        datetime_string: The datetime string to parse
        timezone: The timezone to use
    Returns:
        The parsed datetime
    """
    return pendulum.parse(datetime_string, strict=False, tz=timezone)