The PT member defended that it is necessary to change the discourse on tourism. “Everyone should be interested [de conhecer o Brasil]. It’s true that we don’t have so many facilities, so many inns, so many hotels, and it’s true that we don’t have flights. You can’t go on foot or on horseback. You need to have a plane.”
Lula also spoke about the importance of hosting international events in Brazil as a showcase for local tourism. “There are 65 meetings from all over the world here in this country. So we have to take advantage and tell these people what we have. If I don’t open the doors of my house for people to see, no one will know what Brazil is.”
Regarding the holding of COP-30 in Belém, the president justified the choice of the city. “It seems that everyone in the world owns the Amazon, everyone talks about the Amazon. So, now we are going to hold the COP there, so that the Amazon tells the world what it is, what it needs and how it should be treated, because rich countries (…) need to help”.
“We want the Amazon to be a source of wealth,” said Lula. He argued that the region should not be a “sanctuary of humanity”. “We want the Amazon to be known and visited. And we have to create conditions.”
Lula also criticized the quality of the country’s aircraft fleet and demanded improvements. “We have to work so that Gol can buy Embraer planes again, so that Latam can buy Embraer planes again, so that the government can buy the planes it needs to buy again, to renew the fleet. The aircraft fleet is very bad. plane. We need to buy more,” he said.
Azul investment
Azul announced that it invested R$3 billion in 13 new Embraer 195-E2 aircraft. The planes will be delivered by the end of this year. The news was also announced during the event at the Embraer factory.
