Brazil has lifted its COVID-19 restrictions on air travel. The current rules in place remain fluid and travelers should work with their international trip support provider to ensure that the current regulations are still in place. Below are the main points that will affect international air travelers.
Air travel restrictions for foreigners traveling to Brazil have been lifted, however, entry by land and sea is still restricted until at least October 23. Travelers should be aware that Brazil is still experiencing high daily case numbers of COVID-19 infections. As of October 12, there were 418,098 active cases diagnosed in Brazil.
Travel health insurance is no longer required to enter the country. The U.S. Department of State is still recommending that travelers purchase insurance prior to departing the United States, even though proof of coverage is no longer required to enter the country. It should be noted that many private hospitals in Brazil do not accept foreign health insurance. Those seeking medical assistance should be prepared to pay for medical services upfront and seek reimbursement from the travel insurance company after treatment has been received.
Quarantine is no longer required for travelers entering Brazil. The Brazilian government is still recommending that those who display symptoms of COVID-19 self-quarantine for 15 days. There is currently no national curfew in place, though local areas may enact their own restrictions in their municipality. Travelers should check with the local authorities to see if any restrictions are in place. There is currently no national restriction on intercity and interstate travel.
Negative COVID-19 test results are no longer required to enter the country. Should a traveler need to be tested for COVID-19 there are two options available to them. The private healthcare system can perform tests with a doctor’s order. Result turnaround time is typically between 1 to 3 days and the test will cost about $60-$100 USD. The second option is through the public system. These tests can be ordered by an emergency room physician. Results can be expected in about 7 days but the tests are typically free.
Brazil has a nationwide mandatory face mask order. Travelers should ensure that they have a supply of masks and that a back up is carried with them in the event they need to replace their primary mask for whatever reason.
For support with your flight operations to Brazil, contact UAS Americas
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Mitch Launius
Instructor Pilot for 30 West IP
Mitch is the CEO of 30 West IP where he is also an instructor providing pilot training on international procedures. With an illustrious career of over 34 years in the cockpit, Mitch has acquired over 13,000 hours of flight time flying worldwide, with over 9,000 hours of this in Challenger and Gulfstream aircraft. He is an experienced safety officer and was also an IS-BAO project manager for a fortune 500 flight department. He has presented on Safety and Operations topics at the NBAA International Operators Conference and the Canadian Business Aviation Association Convention and is currently on the NBAA International Operators Committee and serves as the North Atlantic Regional Lead. Mitch is also a member of an FAA working group on General Aviation International Authorizations and Tabletop Exercises (GIATE). He was recently selected to represent IBAC as a member of the ICAO Personal Training and Licensing Panel (PTLP) and was also recently named as a 2020 recipient of the NBAA Tony Kern Professionalism in Aviation Award for his contribution to the business aviation community.
Henry ‘Duke’ LeDuc
Director Of Operations, Americas, UAS International Trip Support
Duke has been a dearly respected member of UAS Americas team and the UAS global family for more than five years. A safety-oriented, FAA-licensed aircraft dispatcher, he oversees all of the operations of the elite UAS Operations Team. With twenty-five years of experience in aviation overall with more than fifteen years of experience in international flight planning and VVIP trip coordination, he is responsible for the development of the dispatch training program and involved in the strategic development of UAS Americas. With a myriad of rich aviation experience behind him, he has extensive experience in worldwide operations with both corporate and charter environments, including seven years as Operations/Dispatch Manager in an industry-leading, Fortune 500, IS-BAO Stage III Certified corporate flight department. Duke is frequently asked shares his knowledge at major industry events and is currently serving on the NBAA’s International Operators Conference (IOC) Planning Committee.
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Dudley is the Founder and President of FlightBridge, which he established in 2011 and has been focused on technology solutions for the private aviation industry since 2006. Since he graduated from Dartmouth in 1988, he has worked with an array of companies listed anywhere from VentureWire to the Fortune 100. A rare blend of executive, entrepreneur, and consultant, Dudley’s executive roles have included acting CIO positions for several companies and tech advisory services to CEOs trying to rebuild their technology organizations or looking for an external, professional point of view. Highly skilled at deeply understanding his customer’s business challenges and drawing from a long and varied experience in information technology services, Dudley excels at designing technology solutions to solve their problems.
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Global Medical Director, Aviation Health, Medaire
Paulo has extensive experience in medical advisory in the aviation industry. As a cardiologist, he provides technical guidance and analysis for MedAire’s MedLink medical advisory service and is MedAire’s liaison with civil aviation regulators and industry associations. Paulo worked with Varig Brazilian Airlines for 23 years, 10 of which were spent as General Medical Manager. A member of the MedAire Medical Advisory Board, Paulo is also President of the Ibero-American Aerospace Medical Association, a member of the International Academy of Aerospace Medicine, a member of the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) Safety Committee, a Fellow of the Aerospace Medical Association (AsMA), and a Fellow of the Civil Aviation Medical Association. Throughout his illustrious career, Paulo has held industry leadership roles including Chairperson of the AsMA’s Air Transport Medicine Committee, President of the Airlines Medical Directors Association, President of the Brazilian Society of Aerospace Medicine and was a member of the IATA Medical Advisory Group from 2002 to 2006.
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