The external committee of the Chamber of Deputies responsible for monitoring the investigations will hold another public hearing this Tuesday (26), starting at 3 pm. Representatives from the National Civil Aviation Agency (Anac), Latam, the Public Defender’s Office and the Ministry of Justice and Public Security were invited.
The meeting was requested by the coordinator of the collegiate, deputy Bruno Ganem (Podemos-SP), by the rapporteur, deputy Fernando Padovani (União-PR), and by deputy Pedro Aihara (PRD-MG).
According to parliamentarians, representatives will be able to talk about everything from the maintenance conditions of aircraft operating in the country to the management of incidents related to flight safety. In addition, they will also discuss ensuring that the rights of victims and their families are fully respected and protected
In the case of Latam, the invitation was made because the company had a “shared code” agreement with Voepass, which allows, for example, sharing flights. Deputies state, however, that there are doubts about a series of differences between the relationship between the two companies.
They confirmed their presence at the hearing:
- Tiago Souza Pereira, CEO of the National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC);
- Luciana Jordão, general public defender of the State of São Paulo;
- Eduardo Macedo, Public Affairs leader at Latam Airlines in Brazil;
- Vitor Hugo do Amaral Ferreira, director of the Department of Consumer Protection and Defense of the Ministry of Justice and Public Security.
The accident
O , in the interior of São Paulo. Flight 2283 left Cascavel, in Paraná, and was going to Guarulhos, in São Paulo. The aircraft was carrying 4 crew members and 58 passengers — all of whom died. The plane crash became the
One of the hypotheses investigated by the Aeronautical Accident Investigation and Prevention Center (Cenipa), of the Aeronautical Command, is the accumulation of ice in parts of the plane, which could explain the aircraft crash.
Audiences
At the end of August, the president of the Chamber of Deputies, Arthur Lira (PP-AL), made up of 37 deputies to monitor the investigations related to the plane crash.
In September, Cenipa presented a preliminary report, with step by step, from the plane’s takeoff to the accident in Vinhedo. The report concluded that the aircraft was capable of flying in icing conditions.
In October, the president of Voepass, José Luis Felício Filho, told the commission that the aircraft had undergone maintenance the night before and was fully operational, in addition to ensuring that the pilots were trained to deal with adverse conditions.
At the beginning of November, in another public hearing, labor attorney Luana Lima Duarte Vieira Lea said that the company has a history of disrespecting labor rights. According to her, the Public Ministry of Labor (MPT) will evaluate the case in a systemic way, looking for indirect causes that may have contributed to the accident, such as possible crew exhaustion.
As shown by CNNbefore the accident, the company accumulated more than. In June, a pilot reported, during a public hearing at Anac, without respecting the crew’s rest needs.
Last Thursday (21), in another session, executives guaranteed that Voepass complies with all flight safety procedures.
*With information from Agência Câmara de Notícias
**Under the supervision of Renata Souza
