After the receipt of the above listed documents and registration into ANAC’s system (we clarify that the registration before ANAC takes approximately 15 working days. It is only necessary prior to the first operation to Brazil or whenever any of the required documents have expired), the flights’ authorization can be obtained in within 12 to 24 hours.

First freedom – the right to flight over a country’s territory without landing – overflight.

Second freedom – the right to land in a country without any commercial purpose – technical landing.

Third freedom – the right to transport passengers, mail and cargo, boarded in the territory of the aircraft’s registration country to the territory of the other contracting country.

Fourth freedom – the right to transport passengers, mail and cargo from one contracting country with destination to the country of the aircraft’s registration.

Fifth freedom – the right to transport passengers, mail and cargo between the territories of one contracting country to the territory of a third country, in the scope of an air service destined or originated to the country of the aircraft’s registration. it is divided into “intermediary fifth freedom” (if the stop in the territory of the third country occurs during the route between one of the countries to the other – intermediary point) and “beyond fifth freedom” (when the stop in the territory of the third country occurs after the stop in the territory of the other contracting country – beyond point).

Sixth freedom – The right to transport passengers, mail and cargo through the territory of the aircraft’s country of registration, between the territories of a third country (point before) to the territory of another contracting country.

Seventh freedom – The right to transport passengers and cargo between the territory of the other contracting country and the territory of the third country, without continuing the air service to the territory of the aircraft’s registration country.

Eighth freedom – The right to transport passengers, mail and cargo between two points in the territory of the other contracting country, in the scope of the air services destined or originated in the country of the aircraft’s registration. This is the cabotage right, rarely granted.

Ninth freedom – The right to transport passengers, mail and cargo between two points in the territory of the other contracting country, without continuing the air services to the territory of the aircraft’s registration country. These are the pure cabotage rights, also rarely granted.

In the cases of the non-schedule (charter) flights, the concession of permit is a discretionary act of the aviation authorities (ANAC), so the request must be well substantiated.

In the cases of the schedule flights, the authorizations will be granted in case there is an express prediction in the Air Service Agreement – ASA celebrated between Brazil and the country of the aircraft’s registration.

VCP – Campinas

MAO – Manaus

CWB – Curitiba

GIG – Rio de Janeiro

GRU – Guarulhos

REC – Recife

GIG – Rio de Janeiro

FOR – Fortaleza

SSA – Salvador

NAT – Natal

REC – Recife

FLN – Florianópolis

POA – Porto Alegre

In spite the fact that it is the first freedom, it is necessary authorization for this kind of operation, considering that Brazil is not signatory of the transit agreement.

• Designation form the country of origin; – Appoint a legal representative;
• Articles of Incorporation;
• Last financial statement;
• Assembly Act determining the opening of the branch in Brazil;
• Shareholders’ list;
• Proof that the company is constituted in accordance to the laws of the country of registration;
• Operations Specifications – EO.
• Security Program – PSOA.

We emphasize that this is a relatively time-consuming process and which depends on the government bureaucracy.

Hague Apostille Convention

The National Justice Counsel (CNJ) is responsible to coordinate and regulate the application of the Hague Apostille Convention in Brazil, which has been in force since August 2016. This treaty, signed by Brazil on the second semester of 2015, has the purpose to speed up and simplify the legalization of documents amongst the 112 signing countries, allowing the mutual recognition of Brazilian documents overseas and foreign documents in Brazil.

The Convention is applicable to the public acts plowed and presented in one of the signing countries. The following acts are considered as public:

– Documents from an authority or from a dependent employee of any jurisdiction in the country, comprehended or from the Public Ministry, of a legal notary or diligence officer;

– Administrative documents;

– Notary acts;

– Official declarations, such as registration mention, visas for determined date and signature notarization inserted in acts of private nature;

The Convention is not applied to:

– Documents elaborated by diplomatic or consular agents;

– Administrative documents directly related to a commercial or customs operation

The only formality that can be demanded to attest the veracity of a signature, the quality and authenticity is the seal or stamp issued by the competent authority of the country where the document is originated. This formality cannot be demanded in case the laws and regulations in force in the country where the act was celebrated does not allow, simplify or dismiss the legalization act.

Click in the link http://www.cnj.jus.br/poder-judiciario/relacoes-internacionais/convencao-da-apostila-da-haia/paises-signatarios#inicio to find out which countries are signatories of the Hague Apostille Convention.