Minister of Tourism retorted Fernando Pereira: "Denying figures is wanting to cover the sun"

“I’m sorry that the Broad Front gets angry and questions the good news of the very good start to the season. Denying figures is wanting to cover the sun. But above all, denying what everyone sees, all the destinations in the country full, is insisting on stories to distort reality“, published this Monday on his Twitter account.

“460 thousand visitors entered the country between 12/22 and 01/8.They are almost 40 thousand more than the 433 thousand that did so in the same period of 2019. 212 cruises are a record in the last eight years. Internal mobility as measured by ANTEL increased in all but 4 departments,” he added. “It’s just the beginning of the season, but it’s encouraging. It is the work of thousands of compatriots “, she avoided.

Other government hierarchs supported Viera’s statements. The Minister of Labor and Social Security, Pablo Mieres, took direct aim at Pereira. “Unfortunate Fernando Pereira questioning the tourism figures. Nothing suits him! Seems like he’s wishing everything was wrong. However, the tourist reality, as in so many other issues in the country, shows very positive things,” he posted on his Twitter account.

Another of those who targeted Pereira was the Undersecretary of Industry, Walter Verri. “It’s incredible, I listened to Fernando Pereira and the only thing he needed to say was: we want the season to be a disaster. Terrible, they cannot hide that the country and its people do not matter, it only matters to return“, Shooting.

Pereira had questioned the hierarchs who spoke of a “record season.” “There is talk of a record season in tourism. Based on what? It’s the ninth day of January. On what basis can you have that certainty of a record season“He said this Monday at a press conference at the exit of the Executive Secretariat.

“The problem is that measuring tourism requires technical mechanisms more than states of mindPereira pointed out.