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Profeco Keeps Nationwide Consumer Operation Active Through World Cup’s Final Stages

The agency is using inspections, airport conciliations and on-site advice to stop ticket and travel abuses and protect fans before the tournament ends.

Overview

  • Profeco launched the special program on February 16 and will keep it running until July 19 to protect fans and visitors during the busiest days of the 2026 World Cup.
  • With data cut to July 6, inspectors carried out 669 verification visits and 902 surveillance actions of hotels, restaurants, shops and other providers linked to the event.
  • The agency placed 46,910 price tags and 8,977 informational posters, monitored 101,151 products and issued 5,177 consumer advisories to inform people of their rights.
  • Profeco set up help modules at stadiums, Fan Fests and major airports where staff gave 580 on-site advisories in host cities, handled 585 flight-related complaints and opened 265 immediate conciliations that largely ended in favorable agreements for consumers.
  • Between June 11 and July 6 the office received three formal complaints of alleged ticket-sale fraud that it forwarded to law enforcement while continuing to focus on common issues such as entry downloads, seating for people with reduced mobility and improper charges.