A report from the Ministry of Labor and Employment (MTE) points out that fatigue of pilots may have contributed to the voepass/Passaredo plane accidentoccurred on August 9, 2024 and that killed 58 passengers and four crew members.
According to the report, the scales did not have enough rest for the crewwhat may have led to human errors by fatigue.
“The conclusion was that the company set up scales that reduced the resting time of the crew, which may have caused tiredness at a level capable of damaging the concentration and reaction time of professionals. This factor, added to other possible causes, may have contributed to the accident with flight 2283,” the document says.
THE Audit also concluded that the company did not perform effective control of the working day of employees, Failure to comply with rest time established in the Law of Aeronauts and violated the clauses of the collective labor agreement focused on fatigue prevention.
These irregularities led the inspectors to draw up ten infraction notices, with fines that total about R $ 730 thousand. VOEPASS/Passardo was also notified for not collecting more than $ 1 million from the Workers Guarantee Fund. Appeal of infractions.
The National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC) Cassated the company’s operation certification In June this year, but had suspended Voepass air operations since March. The company came in with Judicial Recovery Request in April 2025.
VOEPASS was sought by the report to comment on the report and did not return to contacts.
