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07/11/2016
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Procon Carioca and Nudecon unite to increase actions to benefit consumers
by The Globe
The President of Procon Carioca, Fabio Ferreira and Patricia Cardoso, the Nudecon, sign cooperation agreement - Disclosure
RIO - The Procon Carioca and Consumer Protection Division (Nudecon), Public Defender's Office of Rio de Janeiro, signed a cooperation agreement to expand educational activities on consumption, one of the main pillars of the municipal policy of protection and defense of consumer, developed by Procon Carioca. This is an education project for consumption, especially for those most vulnerable such as the elderly and young people, which will be dissiminados the basic rights of consumers throughout the city of Rio de Janeiro.
According to Procon Carioca, the idea is to create a timeline of consumer lectures and disseminate guidelines on sustainable and conscious consumption.
- Education for consumption, since the creation of Procon Carioca, is treated as a priority. And our city of Rio de Janeiro deserves this work in conjunction with the Public Defender. Our goal is that consumers are better informed about their rights in consumer relations - explained the president of the municipality, Fábio Ferreira.
The initiative aims also disclose that access to justice is not necessarily related to a lawsuit. Many situations can be resolved out of court.
- The cooperation will enable the renewal of numerous actions in favor of consumers. We intend to work in education in rights, reconciliation task forces, technical cooperation, monitoring etc. Working together with Procon Carioca is always very productive. Our main goal is to continue to join forces in protecting consumers - complete public defender Patricia Cardoso Tavares, Nudecon coordinator.
The two bodies were already promoting joint actions, such as courses and lectures on financial education, health plans, among other topics. Now they are planning more educational activities for this year, but the projects are still being developed.
Source: The Globe
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