The Government of Ecuador guaranteed this Wednesday an extensive security procedure for the final of the Copa Libertadores de América, which will take place on the 29 October in Guayaquil between the Brazilian teams Athletico Paranaense and Flamengo.
The government’s announcement was made after a meeting between the Ecuadorian president, William Lasso, and the highest representative of Conmebol, Alexander Dominguezthe Ministry of Sport reported in a statement.
The final of the Libertadores will be played at the “Isidro Romero” Monumental stadium, owned by the Barcelona de Guayaquil club, with a capacity of approximately 60,000 seats.
The Ministry of Sports specified that the meeting between Lasso and Domínguez also included other government authorities that are part of several “technical tables” or planning units in charge of the development of “the most important soccer event in South America.”
the minister of sports, sebastian’s palaces, coordinated with other State institutions the fulfillment of the technical and logistical requirements developed by Conmebol, as well as an extensive police operation to ensure citizen security.
The commitment also includes “mobility and entry of tourists with a strategic scheme in charge of the Ministry of the Interior and the National Police,” he added.
In addition, the Ministry of Health provided a “Response Protocol that includes triage points, medical care, health personnel, ambulances, among others,” to attend the sporting event, the source added.
He also ensured that the Internal Revenue Service (the state’s tax collection agency) established several measures to encourage tourism, such as VAT refunds to foreigners visiting Ecuador on the occasion of the final Libertadores.
According to the authorities, around 50,000 fans are expected to enter the stadium, which means an average arrival of one flight with fans every 15 minutes at the “José Joaquín de Olmedo” International Airport in Guayaquil.
The flow of tourist income will leave an economic injection of about 50 million dollars, thanks to an unprecedented event that will be televised in some 210 countries, the Ministry of Sports added.
“The inter-institutional articulation includes the Office of the Mayor of Guayaquil and the Ecuadorian Football Federation (FEF), with which Conmebol signed the agreement on August 26 to hold the final,” he recalled.
“Direct coordination with Conmebol has made it possible to implement a security protocol based on past events, which will allow order and peace to be maintained in the intervention zones,” the source explained.
“This is a historic moment for South American football. Those who come to cheer and cheer on this final will also have the opportunity to meet a person and a country as beautiful as Ecuador,” said the Conmebol president.
Source: La Verdad
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