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Eye Cup, government monitor prices

01/13/2014

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' Fearless ' . Butler making bed in hotel room in Rio : national secretary Consumer , Juliana Pereira says that if there is unconscionability prices , hotels autuará Photo: Camilla Maia/21-8-2013

BRASILIA - The 150 days of the World Cup , the federal government stepped up the monitoring of goods and services to be offered to tourists . Last week , President Dilma Rousseff summoned key ministers related to the topic to hear what remains unresolved, and rates and offered prices were one of the subjects in question . Now , after the air passages , are also targeted by the government prices of unregulated sectors , starting with the hosting . O Globo , the National Consumer secretary , Juliana Pereira , said the government will make a crossing of the amounts charged by the daily in times of high season in Brazil and , from there , establish a parameter to define whether a price is abusive . If the government will mobilize state and local Procons and his own Department and Consumer Protection ( DPDC ) to press companies .

The first meeting with the hotel industry will be held in Rio de Janeiro on Oct. 16 . In Rio , the points of comparison are the Carnival and New Year's Eve , when , traditionally , rates reach double. Then meetings in Natal , Recife , Manaus , and later on will be carried out in other cities that will host World Cup games . Juliana said just a " stage of good intentions " and that now the government wants to know what are , in fact , the prices charged by the companies . The goal , according to the secretary , is to compare prices from hotel categories , such as three or four stars , what will be done with the help of the IBGE .

- I have no fear of having a concept of unconscionability and price out making the necessary assessments - said national secretary, who said that the Brazilian has a free market regime and that any intervention will be duly backed by sound economic analysis and comparability .

New route network can affect prices

In aviation , next week the government must disclose the route network for the World Cup and expects the rearrangement drop prices now sold for the period of the games . With more flights to these cities , the government expects companies to reduce rates , at risk of being attacked by the consumer market itself .

The Minister for Civil Aviation Secretariat ( SAC ) , Moreira Franco, said that Brazil already has experience doing big events , like the World Youth Day and the Rio +20 conference . He assured that the infrastructure of the country will be ready to receive the games in June and July .

- We will use the resources of intelligence and technology to ensure security during the World Cup . All measures of the nature of infrastructure will be launched - the minister said .

Juliana said the National Bureau of Consumer also closely monitor the change in the route network during the games . By the end of the month , she will meet with company representatives to discuss the matter .

- Our concern in the case of the airline , is to price, quality and consumer information . Should there be changes in the route network and flights already contracted , consumers need to be informed - said the secretary of the consumer.

In addition to the actions related to the World Cup , the secretary noted that other important measures will be implemented this year . These include actions to ensure more safety to the consumer in the health and education sectors .

Focus on consumer accidents

In the first case , the government wants to put into operation the Sys

ma Accident Information Consumption ( SIAC ) , which makes it compulsory notification by professionals from the public health network of accident cases caused by consumer products and services .

The purpose is to store information about serious or fatal alcohol-related injuries , which will contribute to the creation of public policies in the industry .

On another front , the Justice Department has partnered with the Ministry of Education to ensure the improvement of the quality of higher education in the country and deter fraud in private colleges and hopes to see the results later this year .