Brazilian Civil Aviation Shows Improvement in Most Safety Indicators in 2025
Brazil's National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC) released its 2025 Annual Operational Safety Report (Raso). The report shows that in 2025, Brazilian scheduled passenger flights totaled 914,000 departures with no accidents or fatalities. Across all aviation segments, there were 153 accidents (down 12.57%), 82 serious incidents (up 15.49%), and 62 fatalities (down 59.21%). The accident rate per 100,000 flight hours was 5.9, a 24% reduction from 2024, and the fatality rate decreased by 56%. Accidents were concentrated in agricultural and general aviation, together accounting for about 60% of occurrences. Brazil ranked 7th among 185 countries in ICAO's USOAP-CMA audit with an effective implementa…
Impact and considerations
Improved safety metrics in Brazilian civil aviation indicate a safer environment for business travelers. Concentration of accidents in agricultural and general aviation highlights areas for operational risk focus.
Key points
- In 2025, Brazilian scheduled passenger flights recorded zero accidents and fatalities across 914,000 departures.
- Total accidents across all segments were 153, down 12.57%; serious incidents were 82, up 15.49%.
- Fatalities fell 59.21% to 62; accident rate per 100k hours was 5.9, down 24%.
- Agricultural and general aviation accounted for about 60% of accidents, requiring priority monitoring.
- Brazil ranked 7th in ICAO USOAP-CMA with an effective implementation rate of 95.46%.
Sources and time
- Primary source
- Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil
- Other sources
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- First source publication
- 19 Aug 2026, 06:00
- Page published
- 9 Sept 2026, 00:48
- Last updated
- 19 Aug 2026, 06:00
- Original links
- Brazil ANAC News：Aviação civil brasileira registra melhora na maioria dos indicadores em 2025 (opens in a new tab)Primary source · pt · Published 19 Aug 2026, 06:00