Brazilians running “love motels” around Belém are stripping rooms of anything deemed “too erotic” as COP30 approaches, trying to convert raunchy suites into acceptable lodgings for delegates and activists. With hotel rooms tight, organizers are tapping cruise ships, ferries and even sex motels to house attendees while local officials insist temporary solutions will cover the shortfall. Motel owners say they’re removing sex chairs and toys, planners call motels part of the solution, and the political backdrop includes the Trump administration declining to send high-level representatives while Democrats jockey to attend.
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Another proprietor, Yorann Costa of Motel Secreto, has been freshening rooms and common areas to appeal to a broader, less risqué clientele expected in town. Costa told the press, “We’re taking out anything too erotic from the rooms.” That blunt line captures a practical pivot: convert explicit stays into ordinary hotel-style lodging to avoid public relations headaches.
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Organizers say they’ve lined up backup options, including two cruise ships to sit at the Port of Outeiro and other overflow choices miles from the venue. Still, independent reporting has highlighted thin capacity and scrambling for lodging as the summit nears, raising practical questions about who will actually make it to meetings. Panama’s special representative for climate change warned that logistics could block full participation, stressing the stakes of getting people in the room.
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Amid this patchwork approach, Juan Carlos Monterrey Gómez offered a sober warning: “Our fear is that these logistical barriers might prevent the full participation of everybody that needs to be there,” he said. That line underlines the practical risk: even with creative fixes, a global conference needs solid logistics, not gestures. The next days will test whether patched-up motels and docked ships can really substitute for dependable planning.
