Director of ANAC (National Civil Aviation Agency) said that a decision was necessary for confidence in the Brazilian air market to continue “firm”
The Substitute CEO of ANAC (National Civil Aviation Agency), Roberto José Silveira Honorato, said on Wednesday (7.MAI.2025) that the agency’s decision by the operations of March 11 on a precautionary basis was because the company did not comply with the technical determinations of the agency, not as punishment.
According to Honorato, it was found in February 2025 that Voepass had not met Anac’s requirements and that there was “Loss of the company’s security management system”.
During a public hearing at the external commission on Airplane Airline plane crash to explain Anac’s decision to suspend the company’s operations, the deputy (PRD – MG) said that the suspension of Voepass operations resulted in an increase in prices and the extinction of airlines that impair national integration.
Honorato stated that the determination is important for confidence in the Brazilian air market. “Keeping in order the economy of length of regulations is essential to attract new companies in a more balanced and transparent environment ”he declared.
VOEPASS is in the process of. Anac’s Operational Standard Superintendent Bruno Diniz del Bel said the situation does not prevent regularization with the agency, because the airline “It may have a financial problem, but as long as it is able to ensure the safety of the operation, it may continue to act” -Ior again act, in the case of Voepass.
ANAC is awaiting technical report from Cenipa (Aeronautical Accident Investigations and Prevention Center) to understand which factors contributed to the air crash in Vinhedo, in the interior of São Paulo, which.
Judicialization of the Market in Brazil
Roberto Honorato said the number of passenger processes against airlines grows “Scary” in Brazil. Stated that “In Brazil there is an industry that fosters lawsuits filed for moral damages” And that Anac has been working to understand other reasons for the actions.
According to ABEAR (Brazilian Association of Airlines), since 2020 the numbers of processes against airlines grew 60% per year. The association estimates that 98.5% of airline shares in the world were filed in Brazil.
Abear states that cases are not a consequence of operational problems, but a result of a “Sophisticated scheme” which involves several actors, from lawyers to technology companies and digital influencers.
