PF must indict Voepass employees and former employees for accident in Vinhedo ACCIDENT The final report by the Federal Police (PF) on the crash of the Voepass flight that killed 62 people in August 2024, in Vinhedo (SP), indicted 16 people, including the company owner, directors and operational employees. The indictments range from misrepresentation, omission of technical failures and insertion of false data in Technical LogBooks, to attacks on air transport safety and air accidents resulting in death. Voepass accident: who are those indicted for the air disaster with 62 deaths According to the investigation, the tragedy was the culmination of a chain of deliberate omissions, in which the aircraft was dispatched to a route with severe ice forecast, even though the deicing system was known to be inoperative after failures recorded on the three previous flights on the same day. ? Attacking the safety of air transport is provided for in article 261 of the Penal Code. The crime occurs when someone endangers an aircraft or hinders or impedes air navigation. The expected penalty is 2 to 5 years in prison. If the incident results in the crash or destruction of the aircraft, the sentence increases to 4 to 12 years. If there is death, the penalty can be applied double. ? The crime of ideological falsehood is provided for in article 299 of the Penal Code. It occurs when there is an omission, in a public or private document, of a statement that should have been included. The expected penalty is 1 to 5 years in prison. See how each one was indicted Edson Serra Martins: Indicted for ideological falsehood (Art. 299) Luciano Alves de Macedo: Indicted for an air accident resulting in death (Art. 261, § 1, combined with articles 263 and 258); Oderlino de Campos Figueiredo: Indicted for attacking air transport security, twice (Art. 261, caput). John Major Viana: Indicted for attacking air transport security (Art. 261, caput). Marcos Hiroyuki Sato: Indicted for an air accident resulting in death (Art. 261, § 1, combined with articles 263 and 258). Alex de Souza Leandro: Indicted for attacking the safety of air transport, twice (Art. 261, caput), and for an air accident resulting in death (Art. 261, § 1, c/c arts. 263 and 258). William Schmidt Agatz: Indicted for attacking the safety of air transport, three times (Art. 261, caput), and for an air accident resulting in death (Art. 261, § 1, c/c arts. 263 and 258). Juliano Flores Pacheco: Indicted for attacking the safety of air transport, three times (Art. 261, caput), and for an air accident resulting in death (Art. 261, § 1, c/c arts. 263 and 258). Raphael Limongi de Figueiredo: Indicted for attacking the safety of air transport, three times (Art. 261, caput), and for an air accident resulting in death (Art. 261, § 1, c/c arts. 263 and 258). Marcel Sarquis Moura: Indicted for attacking the safety of air transport, three times (Art. 261, caput), and for an air accident resulting in death (Art. 261, § 1, c/c arts. 263 and 258). Tiago Passucci Morani: Indicted for attacking the safety of air transport, three times (Art. 261, caput), and for an air accident resulting in death (Art. 261, § 1, c/c arts. 263 and 258). Carlos Alberto Costa: Indicted for attacking the safety of air transport, three times (Art. 261, caput), and for an air accident resulting in death (Art. 261, § 1, c/c arts. 263 and 258). Eric Consoli: Indicted for attacking the safety of air transport, three times (Art. 261, caput), and for an air accident resulting in death (Art. 261, § 1, c/c arts. 263 and 258). Rafael Gimenez Rodrigues: Indicted for attacking the safety of air transport, three times (Art. 261, caput), and for an air accident resulting in death (Art. 261, § 1, c/c arts. 263 and 258). David da Costa Faria Neto: Indicted for attacking the safety of air transport, three times (Art. 261, caput), and for an air accident resulting in death (Art. 261, § 1, c/c arts. 263 and 258). José Luiz Felício Filho: Indicted for attacking the safety of air transport, three times (Art. 261, caput), and for an air accident resulting in death (Art. 261, § 1, c/c arts. 263 and 258). MORE its contents fully and express themselves. After the FAB report, in July, the airline stated that the accident was the most serious episode in its history and highlighted that it provided support to the families of the victims from the first moment — read the full note below. What is the crime of attacking air security? Attacking the safety of air transport is a crime provided for in Article 261 of the Brazilian Penal Code, punishing acts that expose aircraft to danger or hinder navigation. The penalty ranges from 4 to 12 years in prison with the aggravating factor of falling, but when there is death as a qualifying result, the penalty can double. Also according to GloboNews' investigation, the PF police investigation took this type of crime into consideration since its inception, on the date of the accident. Aggravating factors provided for in the Penal Code were also considered, such as the danger that results in the aircraft crashing and resulting in deaths. MORE