Lula announces a PAC with an investment of R$1.7 trillion

The Minister of Tourism, Celso Sabino, participated in the launch of the new Growth Acceleration Program (PAC), announced last Friday (11) by President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. a CAP new It expects investments of about R$1.7 trillion and the creation of about 4 million jobs across the country.

Among the investment hubs, the “Efficient and Sustainable Transport” area stands out, which includes contributions to new airports, highways, ports, railways and waterways in 27 union units. One of the goals is to build New airports Areas in locations with high tourism potential, merging large cities with hinterland.

Celso Sabino celebrated the launch and highlighted the benefits of the program to promote tourism throughout Brazil. Recently, MTur announced a loan of more than R$200 million for tourism-related entrepreneurs.

“The new PAC will invest more than R$1.7 trillion, with resources from the general budget of the federation, from banks and public companies, from the private sector and also from financing. It will directly benefit tourism, with new airports, new railways and new highways. Let’s make tourism together A tool for generating jobs, income and sustainable development of our country”

Celso Sabino, Minister of Tourism

Focus on sustainability

Focusing on sustainable development in many areas, President Lula stressed that economic growth and wealth generation must go hand in hand with respect for the environment. Tourism is one of the most priority sectors sustainability And concern for the environment, as it depends on preserving the environment to continue to exist.

“There is no way to think of any form of economic growth, for wealth generation, that is not green and sustainable. We have been really rigorous from an environmental point of view when selecting the main businesses for our new PAC. Likewise, we will be cautious in our environmental permit analyses,” Lula commented.

Lula also recently announced that he intends to launch a cheaper airfare program for retirees and domestic workers. The plan will be in line with the project Brazil Airlineswhich starts this month and offers airline tickets for R$200.