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.














