The president of the Malaga Brotherhoods Association, regarding the new access controls to the chairs for Holy Week:

Málaga/The Holy Week in Málaga this year introduces new access controls for subscribers to the seats and stands along the official route, a system that is generating controversy and doubts. In practice, only those who show the proof of their seat reservation, which now includes a QR code, will be allowed entry and exit.

Regarding these access controls, the president of the Brotherhoods Association of Málaga, José Carlos Garín, stated in an interview with Málaga Hoy, that "any entity organizing an event is legally obligated to control both access and capacity." "Do not take it as an improvement; it is an obligation," he asserted.

"So, well, the time has come when we have to implement it and it is done mainly for safety and for the comfort of the subscribers. That you do not allow duplicate tickets, because it will result in the respectful subscriber being more comfortable and you will not have an excess of capacity," he explained.

Furthermore, Garín acknowledged that "obviously, this is going to generate, for sure, inconveniences, controversies...". "Why?", asked the president of the Association, to which he replied: "Because we come from a history and just as we assume that you are not going to enter a show or a Rosaleda without your corresponding ticket, here it seems that it is possible. So, well, this comes because it is mandatory and we will implement it with all the pedagogy and psychology possible."

"Nothing will be abrupt, we will try to, but people need to collaborate and be understanding with the workers that will be there. I would like all the media to convey this: that this is not about making things better, this is because it has to be this way. Times are the times and the law is the law," he concluded.

This is how the new controls work

Through an explanatory video, the Association has shared how this new access system works.

With this new verification system, there will be control of both entry and exit in the areas of seats and stands. Subscribers must present, either digitally or physically, the access code or proof "as many times as necessary," according to the Association.

Additionally, the Brotherhoods Association has asked subscribers to arrive between 15 and 20 minutes before the first brotherhood procession of the day, "to expedite the control and access to the location."