"Tourism in Brazil had losses of R$ 290 billion in the pandemic, and 397 thousand job positions were closed," said Bacelar. “Today,the sector has only 42% of the revenue it had, and it also needs help in the very short term.”
According to Bacelar, members of the sector will be heard to define strategies. He said that, as an alternative to major events - like Carnival, suspended this year - are emerging religious tourism and the regulation of gaming in the country. The Regulatory Framework for Gaming (Bill 442/91) awaits the vote in Plenary.
The president-elect also affirmed that he will strengthen the Tourism Commission, in order to enhance the mandate of each member of the collegiate. "The Plenary is the noble place, but the hard work is done in the permanent commissions, in which society can manifest itself through public hearings," he said.
Deputy Newton Cardoso Jr (MDB-MG), chairman of the commission in 2019, was praised by Bacelar for his performance in the proposal that transformed Embratur into an autonomous social service (Law 14,002 / 20). Cardoso Jr. also regretted the impacts of COVID-19 on tourism and said he hoped to resume the vaccination.
Profile
Bacelar is in his second term as federal deputy. He took his first term in 2015 by PTN. In 2017, the Superior Electoral Court (TSE) ratified the change of the caption name to Pode. He was leader and deputy leader in the Chamber.
As a member, he was part of the Tourism, Education and Constitution and Justice and Citizenship commissions. He was chairman of the special committee on the Proposed Amendment to the Constitution (PEC) 15/15, which made Fundeb permanent.
Bacelar was rapporteur on two special commissions, and both approved the opinion. The first dealt with a proposal for an Educational Responsibility Law (Bill 7420/06); the second, combating youth homicide (Bill 9796/18).
Bachelor of Business Administration from the Federal University of Bahia, he completed a master's degree at the Getúlio Vargas Foundation, in Rio de Janeiro. Before being elected to the Chamber in 2014, he was a state deputy twice in Bahia, as well as a councilor, and municipal secretary of Education and Culture in Salvador.
Collegiate
The Tourism Commission, with 20 members and an equal number of alternates, analyzes proposals related to the national tourism policy and system; tourism activities and services; and collaboration with national and international public and non-governmental entities that work in initiatives for the sector.
Source: Agência Câmara de Notícias
