BRAZIL IN THE ICAO COUNCIL

INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION

Brazil actively supports the No Country Left Behind program. Through its technical cooperation initiatives, especially with Portuguese-speaking and Latin American countries, Brazil significantly contributes to raising the level of effective implementation of the USOAP and, consequently, to improving safety around the world. In addition, the country offers free technical training courses for civil aviation professionals from third countries.

REGIONAL COOPERATION

In the Latin American Civil Aviation Commission (CLAC), Brazil actively participates in the Group of Experts on Political, Economic and Legal Issues of Air Transport (GEPEJTA), in the CLAC/ICAO-AVSEC/FAL Group and in the Management Group (GRUGES), which the country co-coordinates. Brazil currently holds the 4th Vice-Presidency of the Executive Committee of CLAC and is responsible for the macro task of Transport and Air Policy, through initiatives to liberalize the air transport market in Latin America.

Through the Regional Operational Safety Surveillance System (SRVSOP), Brazil has supported regulatory harmonization in the region by, among other initiatives, providing safety-related technical cooperation to other States. Recently, the country has decisively contributed to the development of the Regional Operational Safety Plan for South America and is currently the rapporteur for the review of the “South American Safety Plan” – SAMSP (2023-2025). Brazil has also contributed to the establishment of the operational security implementation strategy in the region.

Brazilian representatives have served at the Aviation Environmental Protection Committee (CAEP) since its inception in 1983. The country will host the next meeting of the committee's Steering Group, to be held in São Paulo from 5 to 9 December 2022.

Brazil has supported multilateral solutions for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in international aviation, including the Carbon Offset and Reduction Program for International Aviation — CORSIA. The country has adopted Chapter IV of Annex 16 to the Chicago Convention, which establishes the SARPs related to CORSIA, and has developed internal standards for the implementation of Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (MRV) requirements relating to CO2 emissions from international civil aviation.

Since 2016, Brazil has implemented and regularly updates its State Action Plan for Reducing CO2 Emissions. Since 2019, it has systematically promoted the sustainability of airports through ANAC’s Sustainable Airports Award, and in 2022 another award, SustentAr, was launched to promote sustainable practices from Brazilian airlines as well. Those initiatives are aimed at recognizing that the Brazilian industry is heading to the right direction. Brazilian airports are green, and our airlines are fully committed with reducing the carbon footprint from their operations.

In April 2021, the Brazilian government established the Fuel of the Future Program, which, among other objectives, seeks to promote the production and extensive use of Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAFs). In 2022, after consultations with interested stakeholders, a bill was presented and is expected to be soon introduced in Congress. Once in force, it will establish a robust legal framework for the production and use of SAFs in Brazil. As it was proposed, Brazilian airlines will have to reduce their emissions by the use of SAF, which is a very innovative approach to promote SAF.

Brazil has actively participated in the negotiating process on the feasibility of a Long-Term Aspirational Goal for the reduction of CO2 emissions from international aviation (LTAG). In dealing with the issue, the country has sought to ensure that the imperative of environmental sustainability is coupled with the clear need for growth of civil aviation, especially in emerging economies and developing countries, where the social and economic benefits of this critical activity are not sufficiently generated and disseminated.

Additionally, Brazil is adopting several solutions aimed at increasing efficiency and effective fuel economy, such as:

• the implementation of direct routes in 90% of the national territory;
• the significant increase in the capacity of the main sectors of the airspace through vertical sectorization;
• the adoption of the collaborative decision process in the main airport of the country, and
• Systematic monitoring of airspace efficiency.

And the results are getting better every day.

According to the latest survey, the accumulated savings from April 2020 to June 2022 correspond to 42,103 flights between Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo, with 252,618,291 kg of CO2 not emitted due to the adoption of such measures.

The image above shows, in green, the portion of the Brazilian airspace in which it is possible to fly free route

In sum, Brazil actively pursues the sustainable development of international aviation, one that effectively covers the three pillars of sustainability: social, economic and environmental.

General environmental facts from Brazil

• Brazil is the 2nd country with the cleanest energy matrix in the world.
• Brazil is the 2nd largest ethanol producer in the world.
• Biofuels to reach 18% of Brazil´s energy matrix by 2030.

Brazil’s electricity matrix is one of the cleanest in the world and Brazil is committed to continuing its support for renewable energy projects. Continued investments are expected in wind, solar, and hydropower capacity.

Hydropower represents 63% of the Brazilian electricity matrix. Wind power is the second largest source of energy in Brazil. Solar energy in Brazil tripled in the last year.

Renovabio

RenovaBio is a government policy that recognizes the strategic importance of various biofuels to the Brazilian energy matrix. Our continued production of biofuels is key for future energy security, market stability and the reduction of emissions, providing safe, sustainable energy.

Ethanol, mainly from sugar cane but also from corn, is the preferred sustainable fuel for cars in Brazil - the world’s 2nd largest ethanol producer. Through RenovaBio, the participation of biofuels in the Brazilian energy matrix is expected to reach 18% in total by 2030.

ANAC's Civil Aviation Training Center is located in Brasília and offer state-of-the-art facilities, including an Auditorium, IT Lab, Innovation Room and 5 other classrooms that may be reconfigured as needed.

As a TRAINAIR PLUS Full Member, it has developed 3 ICAO courses (STPs) and is currently developing 2 other- (1 STP and 1 M-ITP in joint development with GAT/ICAO). It's STP Aviation English Level 3 for Civil Aviation Professionals is a top seller and holds the highest number of trainees within the TRAINAIR PLUS community in 2020 and 2021, with 3455 participants.

Also, in a regular year the Training Center issues 25.000 certificates for participants in 250 courses.

ANAC Training Center – main numbers

Training events:

• 2020 - 113
• 2021 - 142
• 2022 - 107

Certificate issued:

• 2020 - 12.345
• 2021 - 13.087
• 2022 - 7.118

Trainair Plus Courses- 3 STPs

Trainair Courses to be launched - 1 STP and 1 M-ITP

Top 1 Trainair Plus Course – Aviation English – in numbers:

• Aviation English 2020 - 1.862
• Aviation English 2021 - 1.592
• Aviation English 2021 - 833

International participation 2019 – 2022

• 41 training events offered by ANAC
• 32 countries
• 421 certified experts

The airspace under the country's responsibility extends beyond its borders. It exceeds the area over its territory and reaches a significant part of the Atlantic Ocean, comprising a total of 22 million km2, over land and sea, agreed in international treaties.

In other words, in Brazil, air control has gigantic proportions, which makes it a strategic and national security assignment, entrusted by law to one of the Armed Forces..

The Airspace Control Department (DECEA) is the Air Force Command organization responsible for controlling this area. It brings together human resources, equipment, accessory means and infrastructure with the mission of providing the safety and fluidity of flights in the region.

In this way, the evolution of the air traffic flow in the national airspace is controlled daily by four major operational bases, subordinated to DECEA: the integrated centers of air defense and air traffic control, also known as CINDACTA.

They act on airspace subdivisions called flight information regions (FIR). In Brazil, there are five FIRs, on which four CINDACTAs operate:

• CINDACTA I (Brasilia-DF) Responsible for FIR Brasília, which covers the central region of Brazil
• CINDACTA II (Curitiba-PR) Responsible for FIR Curitiba, which covers the south and part of the center-south of Brazil.
• CINDACTA III (Recife-PE) Responsible for the Recife and Atlântico FIRs, which cover the Northeast and the area over the Atlantic
• CINDACTA IV (Manaus-AM) Responsible for FIR Manaus, which extends over a large part of the Amazon region.

Brazilian industry has the third-biggest large aircraft manufacturing capability in the world. Brazil is in the forefront on the development of the future of aviation, not only in terms of new technologies for traditional aviation (electric propulsion, additive manufacturing, hydrogen and SAF), but also in terms of the development of new categories.

As an example, Brazil is one of the originators of the eVTOL, already certifying a 6-pax, 10-rotor aircraft. A Brazilian manufacturer already announced almost 2000 orders globally for such aircraft as of June-2022 (for comparison purposes, the total orders announced by all manufacturers in the world is around 10000). Brazilian operators are responsible for more than 500 eVTOL orders (from different manufacturers).

The Brazilian aircraft registry is a reference in terms of digitalization. For example, Certificates of Airworthiness are already digital since 2018. In 2022, gradually, all services are in process of migration to become web-based.

The continental dimensions of the country, where aviation plays an important role in national and regional integration, are clearly reflected in Brazil’s structure for airspace control. With approximately 22 million square kilometers and one of the largest routes and services structures under the jurisdiction of a single country, Brazil has five regional air traffic control and aerospace defense organizations.

From 2000 to 2018, the Brazilian commercial aviation market grew, on average, 7.8% per year, 3.7 times higher than the national economy’s growth rate. In the latter year, the total number of paying passengers transported by air exceeded 117 million.

As in many other parts of the world, Brazil’s airline industry was severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. However, it has shown remarkable resilience. Throughout the pandemic, even in its most critical moments, Brazil preserved its critical regular air connections through an essential air network, and a strong recovery of the sector can be observed in the first half of 2022.

In line with ICAO directives, Brazil is committed to the liberalization of the international air transport market in order to increase its connectivity with other countries and stimulate tourism, regional integration and trade. Brazil is part of bilateral agreements with 115 countries, 69 of which are Open Skies agreements. Negotiations of agreements on air services in Brazil seek to expand access to air transport, through the adoption of tariff freedom, multiple designation of airlines, open route framework, traffic rights up to 6th freedom and free determination of capacity. Brazil has also started negotiations for the exchange of 7th freedom for all-cargo services.

In addition, national legislation was modified to allow for the establishment in the country of airlines wholly owned by foreign capital. This measure aims to increase competition in the sector and improve the quality of services offered.

Another important initiative was the recent publication of a Law called “Voo Simples” (Simple Flight), which brought very significant simplification regarding the market access process for national and foreign airlines.

In the last ten years, in order to meet the growing demand of the domestic aviation market, 44 airports were granted in concession to the private sector, 22 of them in an auction held in 2021. In the near future, another 15 airports should undergo the same process. The results have been quite positive: very significant improvements were made to airport infrastructure, capacity was expanded and services were modernized.

Almost 7 billion reais were invested in Brazilian airports during this period, ensuring significant improvements in infrastructure and operations.

From January to October 2021, the 10 busiest airports by number of boarding and disembarking passengers were: Guarulhos (18.180 million), Viracopos (8.088 million), Brasilia (8.001 million), Congonhas (7.010 million), Recife (5.928 million), Confins (5.257 million), Santos Dumont (5.256 million), Salvador (4.102 million), Porto Alegre (3.536 million) and Fortaleza (2.960 million). Combined, these airports accounted for 64.5% of takeoffs and landings.

In regard to cargo, in 2021, around 89% of boarded cargo was concentrated in 10 airports: São Paulo (GRU), Manaus, Brasília, São Paulo (Congonhas), Rio de Janeiro (Galeão), Fortaleza, Recife, Salvador, Belém and São Paulo (Campinas). The three largest airports in terms of domestic cargo, Guarulhos, Manaus and Campinas, accounted for 49% of the cargo transported in the country.

Being the fifth-largest country in the world and considered a country of continental dimensions, Brazil is structured with 458 public domestic airports and 45 public domestic/international airports.

Main numbers:

• Registered public aerodromes: 503
• Registered private aerodromes: 5420
• Registered helidecks: 182 (all private)
• Registered heliports: 1335 (4 public e 1331 private)
• Public Domestic Airports: 458
• Public Domestic/international airports: 45
• Operational Certified aerodromes (safety): 61
• AVSEC Certified aerodromes (security): 88
• AVSEC Certified air operators (security): 22

In 2016, Brazil ranked fifth in the assessment of implementation of the Universal Safety Oversight Audit Program (USOAP), and currently has one of the best levels of air safety in the world. Furthermore, the Brazilian civil aviation authority has developed and maintains an internal structure devoted to carrying out an annual self-assessment that strictly follows the USOAP model. The permanent attention to safety is reflected in the total absence of fatal accidents since 2011 in the country's scheduled air transport, in line with the vision of zero fatal accidents as of 2030. In addition, in 2018, the ICAO audit of the Brazilian air navigation system assigned the country a level of compliance with international protocols above 90%. Also in 2011, in a specific audit in the area of accident investigation (AIG), Brazil received a 95,15% score by ICAO.