BRAZIL · BUSINESS

Key Facts

—The freeze: A decree blocked R$24m (about $4.8m) of the budget of Brazil’s aviation regulator, ANAC.

—The headline hit: ANAC has paused new-aircraft certification, the step required before any plane can fly commercially in Brazil.

—Who is exposed: The pause mainly affects the country’s three big carriers, Gol, LATAM and Azul, as they try to grow fleets.