Informational vulnerability of tourism and multiscalar governance in the Amazonian borderlands

Abstract

This study examines the informational vulnerability of tourism in the Brazilian Amazon border regions, discussing how the absence or institutional fragility of tourism observatories undermines multilevel governance, cross-border cooperation, and evidence-based tourism planning. The research adopts a qualitative, exploratory, and analytical approach based on literature review, documentary analysis, and institutional comparison of the states of Roraima, Amazonas, Amapá, and Acre. As a theoretical and methodological contribution, it proposes the Cross-Border Territorial Intelligence Analytical Model (MAITT), designed to assess informational infrastructure, cooperation networks, and institutional capacity in border territories. The findings reveal institutional fragmentation, a lack of harmonized indicators, limited integration among neighboring countries, and insufficient territorial intelligence, resulting in significant informational asymmetries that hinder the monitoring of tourism flows and the formulation of integrated public policies. The study concludes that establishing cross-border tourism observatories is a strategic measure to strengthen international cooperation, reduce informational inequalities, improve territorial governance, and foster sustainable development in the Amazon border regions.