Rui Costa says that practice impairs Belém’s image and does not match investments made in the city
The Minister of the Civil House, Rui Costa, said on Wednesday (24.Set.2025) that the federal government will trigger judicially hotels that charge prices considered abusive during COP30. The event will be held in Belém (PA) in November.
According to Costa, the goal is that the values will be adjusted to what it called “PATAR OF REASONABILITY”.
“It is not correct, it is not fair that hotels, including some who use public buildings and who have accessed subsidized resources, are charging stratospheric values. This does not correspond to what we want to fix as Belém’s image”He said.
The minister said there are international standard properties with compatible prices available for rent. It also states that the goal is to avoid the perception that Brazil has no capacity to host the event.
“My coming here is to deconstruct this narrative, Rui Costa says that practice impairs Belém’s image and does not match investments made in the city of internationally. There were those who defend the withdrawal of the COP of Belém due to an alleged scarcity of beds”Said the minister.
Costa acknowledged that some hotel enterprises are committing prices abuse. He said he has already started meetings with the AGU (Attorney General of the Union) in search of solutions to cases where the values are outside any pattern of reasonableness.
According to the government, more than $ 4 billion were invested in infrastructure works for the conference. The resources were destined for infrastructure works, road requalification, environmental advances, urban improvements and permanent legacy for Belém.
The infrastructure is in the final stages. Vila Leaders, which will be as administrative headquarters of the state government, has 90% of the works completed. Belém International Airport has 95% execution finished. Porto Futuro 2 is 99% ready, as is the structure of the city park.
Costa stated that the goal is to leave a positive image of the city. “If the image at the end of the COP is that in Bethlehem abusive prices, impossible to be paid by any ordinary person, the great legacy of COP will not be positive. And what is the great legacy? The image of a warm, warm people with wonderful cuisine. This is what we want to let the whole world be curious to know the Amazon and the city that hosted COP30“, These.
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