The Brazilian Airlines Association (ABEAR) and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) met this Thursday (1st/09) with the Minister of Infrastructure, Marcelo Sampaio, and the National Secretary of Civil Aviation, Ronei Glanzmann, to reinforce the airline industry's concern with the attempt to introduce legislation by the Municipality of Guarulhos imposing an Environmental Preservation Fee (TPA) on all airlines operating at the city's international airport.
The Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association (ALTA) and the Board of Representatives of International Airlines of Brazil (JURCAIB) are part of the entities that believe that this initiative invades an exclusive competence of the Union and violates international agreements of which Brazil is a signatory, in addition to impacting the resumption of air transport at the largest airport in the country and in South America. Together, the entities represent more than 290 airlines (83% of world air traffic).
“The sustainability agenda is central to the airline industry. We cannot distance Brazil from the best international practices and agreements that we are signatories, under penalty of jeopardizing the competitiveness of our companies at such an important moment for the recovery”, reinforces Jurema Monteiro, director of institutional relations at ABEAR.
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“ALTA believes that sustainability is important and this is everyone's responsibility. Therefore, we have worked for transparent public policies and incentives for the production of SAF, since Latin America has the greatest potential on the planet. In addition, we have sought to make everyone aware of the need for viable carbon offsetting methods that maintain the region's competitiveness in the world. The time has come to discuss the issue in a sustainable manner, focused on the development and sustainable use of the region’s resources”, highlighted the executive director and CEO of ALTA, Ricardo Botelho.
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“The airline industry has solid commitments to act actively towards the goal of achieving carbon neutrality by 2050, but the institution of the TPA, in addition to violating the international environmental agreements that make these commitments viable, raises costs for the sector and increases legal uncertainty for airlines. airlines, bringing risks and uncertainties about the development of aviation in the country. The tax does not contribute to these objectives, it only penalizes companies”, analyzes Marcelo Pedroso, Director of Institutional Relations at IATA in Brazil.
According to the proposal, the TPA will be calculated from the total weight of each aircraft before takeoff from January 1, 2023. At the moment, its application is suspended due to a judicial injunction obtained by the São Paulo Public Ministry.
