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The Federal Government, through the Ministry of Tourism, instituted this week the Tourism Security Forum (SEGTur). The objective is to propose actions that guarantee the tourist's safety during their activities in the country's destinations and attractions. Made up of representatives from different areas of the portfolio and coordinated by the National Secretariat for Development and Competitiveness of Tourism, the collegiate will have the mission of discussing policies, consulting authorities related to the area, carrying out studies and learning about marketing practices, in addition to observing international experiences in the matter.

 

The Minister of Tourism, Gilson Machado Neto, highlighted the importance of this topic for tourism activity in Brazil, especially at this time of recovery. “The safety of our tourist destinations is one of our government's top priorities. With this initiative, we hope to propose integrated policies with other ministries that improve policies and strengthen the safety of our tourists”, he concluded.

 

According to the ordinance that instituted the Forum, the group will meet every six months on an ordinary basis, according to the calendar to be approved at the first meeting of the year and, on an extraordinary basis, whenever called by the coordinator or by the majority of its members. In addition, the collegiate must produce a report with a summary of the work carried out and resulting proposals, at the end of each year, to be submitted to the Minister of Tourism.

 

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During the first half of this year, the Ministry of Tourism and Embratur promoted a series of meetings to debate issues related to tourism security in the country. In addition to public safety, the Tourist Security Workshop plans to work on other axes that involve the following areas: Health Surveillance; Consumer Relations; Prevention of the Exploitation of Children and Adolescents in Tourism; Civil defense; and Transport and Positive Communication.

 

Among the contributions are the possibility of carrying out campaigns that encourage tourists to adopt "Responsible Tourism" and that encourage companies to adhere to the Brazil Code of Conduct, which aims to guide and establish standards of ethical behavior in terms of prevention and confrontation the sexual exploitation of children and adolescents.

 

The Ministry of Tourism has also worked, together with the Ministry of Justice and Public Security, to create indicators related to public safety in the main Brazilian destinations and attractions.

 

With information from the Ministry of Tourism

 

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Travel and Tourism