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News on the impact of Covid-19 on the Latin American amusement park industry is updated minute-by- minute. In this month's article, Astrid González reports on the economic activity in the countries of the region - correct at the time of going to press.
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n general, the majority of businessmen closed operations voluntarily, demonstrating their social responsibility in the face of the pandemic that today keeps more than a third
of the planet's inhabitants in quarantine. The losses in this sector are incalculable and in all the
affected countries the park leaders request government measures that mainly prevent the loss of thousands of jobs. Astrid González Nariño reports.
Brazil It is one of the nations with the largest number of amusement parks and family entertainment centers in the Latin American region, and unfortunately also one of the most burdened by the spread of Covid-19. The Brazilian government, headed by Jair Bolsonaro, has
insisted on downplaying the outbreak of the virus and confinement measures are reduced to the elderly and sick people. However, parks, like almost the entire tourist chain, have decided to suspend their activities. This was announced by the industry's representative
associations: the Brazilian Association of Amusement Park Companies (Adibra) and the Integrated System of Parks and Tourist Attractions (Sindepat), who issued a joint statement. “We, Sindepat and Adibra, guarantee to remain committed to the fight for real aid to the sector and the
problems we face, as one of the segments most affected by the crisis, due to Covid-19,” says the note. They added that: “this Monday, March 23, how could it
be otherwise, all the theme parks, water parks and tourist attractions, as well as the associated traveling parks, interrupted their activities”. The text emphasises the following aspects: “The changes were drastic and fast. Five days ago, when
hotels, parks and tourist entertainment entities sent an open letter to the federal government warning about the dramatic state of the sector, we still had about 50% of the
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