The statement came 7 days after the death of Ana Clara Benevides at Taylor Swift’s first concert held in Rio de Janeiro
Time For Fun (better known as T4F), the producer responsible for the Taylor Swiftwith The Eras Tour in Brazil, broke the silence for the first time after the death of Ana Clara Benevideswhich took place on November 17th during the first show ofSwift in Rio de Janeiro.
The statement came through a video lasting just over two minutes published on the company’s social networks, where the CEO, Serafim Abreulamented the tragedy offering support to the fan’s family and revealed that T4F is implementing changes so that situations like these no longer happen.
We know the enormous responsibility we have when organizing an event of this size, which is why we spare no effort and resources to always follow the best global practices in the sector to guarantee comfort and safety for everyone”, he detailed.
Furthermore, he cited the extreme heat that took over the Marvelous City last week, whose thermal sensation reached 60ºC to state that the company could have implemented measures for the comfort and safety of the public present at the event.
Yes, we recognize that we could have taken some alternative actions, in addition to all the others we did, such as, for example, creating shaded areas in external areas, changing the times of the initially scheduled shows and placing greater emphasis on allowing fun with receptions. disposable”
In the statement, Abreu also said that the fatality became a “learning experience”, as it caused the company to put into practice “new practices for events on days of extreme heat”, in addition to apologizing to everyone who was at the show and for the delay in a official statement from the company, which emerged 7 days after the death of Benevides.
Anyway, I want to apologize to everyone who didn’t have the best experience possible. Delivering the best event will always be our commitment. I also apologize for the delay in holding this public demonstration, as our focus was on incorporating the lessons we learned.”
About the death of the fan Swift, he publicly expressed feelings to Benevides’ family. “We are absolutely devastated, very saddened by the loss of young Ana Clara, despite the prompt care and all the efforts made by the medical teams at the event and at the hospital. To Ana Clara’s family, I want to express our most sincere feelings”, he declared .
Soon after, he clarified that the company is willing to help the young woman’s family with whatever they need. “I now publicly state our willingness to provide assistance in whatever is necessary, as we have already said directly to the family members and to the lawyer representing them, over the phone, in writing, since the incident. We understand the deep pain of this irreparable loss. We respect the family’s privacy and reinforce, once again, our willingness to collaborate.”
Check out the full statement:
Source: Recreio
