The president of the (Federal Supreme Court), was the authority that used the (Brazilian Air Force) most times on trips in 2024.
The minister made at least 143 flights from January to December. Travel on official aircraft was justified by “security” or “service” issues.
The routes requested by Barroso include flights from Miami to Brasília, in the first days of the year, in addition to national trips.
The president of the Chamber, (PP-AL), traveled at least 126 times, being the second official who used aircraft the most. The deputy on a FAB flight
The FAB aircraft usage ranking was confirmed by Sheet.
The third most frequent passenger on this type of flight, the Minister of Finance, Fernando Haddad (PT), made at least 126 trips.
He then took at least 91 flights since February, when he became Minister of Justice.
There are still 91 flights in which the FAB does not indicate which passengers were there. It only states that the aircraft was “at the disposal of the Ministry of Defense”. This type of flight was the fifth most frequent last year, behind those requested by Barroso, Lira and Haddad and tied with Lewandowski.
In 2024, government ministers used FAB flights more than 1,100 times. In some cases, members of the government’s top echelon shared aircraft.
There is still room for other authorities and people outside the government In August, lawyer Viviane Barci, wife of STF minister Alexandre de Moraes, went from Brasília to São Paulo on a flight requested by Haddad, as .
establishes that authorities such as State ministers and the presidents of Congress and the Chamber can request air transport on an Air Force Command aircraft.
The rule also states that requests will be handled in order of priority involving medical emergencies, security reasons and business travel reasons.
It also states that it is up to the requesting authority to “analyze the effective need to use Air Force Command aircraft to replace commercial flights.” “Whenever possible, the aircraft will be shared by more than one of the authorities”, states another excerpt of the decree.
In 2023, the current president of the Chamber had led flights on FAB aircraft, with 137 deployments.
The presidency of the Supreme Court requested official flights on 82 occasions in 2023. Until the end of September of that year, the head of the STF was occupied by minister Rosa Weber.
The TCU (Federal Audit Court) provides information on the flights of high-ranking authorities, such as the President of the Republic, vice-president, the presidents of other Powers, as well as ministers of the STF and the Attorney General of the Republic.
The argument presented by the court of accounts is that the disclosure of information, such as flight passenger lists, could jeopardize the security of high-ranking authorities.
The president’s flights, for example, are not even mentioned in FAB data on the use of official aircraft. The government also has passenger lists for the President of the Republic’s trips.
The large-scale use of FAB aircraft is a practice that crosses governments. Upon assuming the Presidency, in 2019, Jair Bolsonaro (PL) promised to tighten rules, but official ministers of his government.
The report sought out the aforementioned authorities to comment on the matter.
The Ministry of Justice said, in a note, that all flights were requested for security reasons, “in accordance with the provision expressed in Decree No. 10,267, of March 5, 2020, which provides for the air transportation of authorities on Air Force Command aircraft. Aeronautics.”
The Ministry of Finance also cited the 2020 decree and the 1990 law, on the legal regime of public servants in the Union, saying that it uses flights in accordance with the provisions of the law.
“The request is made based on legislation, with the logistical support of the Air Force Command, and according to the need to travel at times in accordance with scheduled commitments,” he said.
The ministry also highlighted that it has two offices outside Brasília, including one in São Paulo, where Haddad usually has a schedule on Fridays.
The others did not respond until the publication of the report.
