The air traffic rules and procedures in use in Brazil conform to Annexes 2 and 11 to the Convention on International Civil Aviation and to those parts applicable to aircraft related to Procedures for Air Navigation Services, DOC 4444 – Air Traffic Management - and to Regional Supplementary Procedures applicable to the SAM Region, except for the differences listed in GEN 1.7

The ATS Surveillance Service shall be provided through:

 - primary radar with secondary radar associated;

- primary radar (alone, or in case of failure of the secondary radar associated); or

- secondary radar (alone, or in case of failure of the primary radar associated).

The ATS Surveillance System coverage, using the primary radar with the secondary one associated, corresponds to:

a) UTA: Amazônica, Brasília, Curitiba and Recife UTA (sectors 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 and the region comprised by the following circle arcs and their coincident points Centred on FLZ VOR/DME, PTL VOR/DME and LAP VOR, all within a radius of 200NM, comprising Recife FIR);

b) CTA: Amazonica 1, Amazonica 2, Amazonica 3, Amazonica 4, Amazonica 5, Brasilia 1, Brasilia 2, Brasilia 3, Brasilia T5, BrasiliaT6, Curitiba 1, Curitiba 2, Curitiba 3, Curitiba 4, Recife 1, Recife 2, Recife 3, Recife 4, Recife 5, Recife 6, Recife 7, Recife 8 and Recife 9;

c) TMA: Academia, Anapolis, Belem, Belo Horizonte, Brasilia, Campo Grande, Cuiaba, Curitiba, Florianopolis, Fortaleza, Foz, Macae, Maceio, Manaus, Natal, Navegantes, Porto Alegre, Porto Seguro, Recife, Rio de Janeiro, Salvador, Santa Maria, Sao Paulo and Vitoria;

d) CTR: Academia, Anapolis, Belem, Belo Horizonte, Brasilia, Campo Grande, Cuiaba, Curitiba, Florianopolis, Fortaleza, Foz, Macae, Maceio, Manaus, Natal, Navegantes, Porto Alegre, Recife, Ribeirao, Rio de Janeiro, Salvador, Santa Cruz, Santa Maria, São Paulo, Guarulhos, Campinas and Sao Jose;

e) Airspace delegated to Academia Control comprised by coordinates:20°48'47.43"S/049°24'22.17"W; 21°39'46.00"S/049°43'52.00"W; 20°34'44.79"S/048°35'52.05"W; and by vertical limits: FL055/FL195.

The ATS Surveillance System coverage, using the secondary radar alone corresponds to:

a) Recife FIR, in the following airspaces:

1) Centred on LAP VOR, 120 NM radius, from FL 085 to FL 145;
2) Centred on LAP VOR, 200 NM radius, from FL 145 to UNL;
3) Centred on PTL VOR, 120 NM radius, from FL085 to FL 145;
4) Centred on PTL VOR, 200 NM radius, from FL 145 to UNL;
5) Centered on FNR VOR/DME, radius of 120 NM, from FL085 to FL145; and
6) Centered on FNR VOR/DME, radius of 200 NM, from FL145 to UNL.

b) Amazônica FIR, in the following airspaces:

1) Centred on 05 48 25S/061 16 55W, 135 NM radius, from FL 145 to UNL;
2) Centred on AROMI REP, 130 NM radius, from FL 145 to UNL;
3) Centred on TIR NDB, 105 NM radius, from FL 145 to UNL;
4) Centred on YTZ VOR, 200 NM radius, from FL 145 to UNL;
5) Centred on S0638.25/W05159.24 (SNFX - São Félix do Xingu), 75 NM radius, from FL 145 to UNL;
6) Centred on S1137.55/W05041.18 (SWFX - São Félix do Araguaia), 130 NM radius, from FL 145 to UNL.

5.1. Except in 5.2, the minimum horizontal separation among aircraft shall not be smaller than 5NM.

5.2. When the technical and operational specifications allow, at DECEA discretion, the minimum radar horizontal separation can be reduced to 3NM.

5.3. In situations where only en-route radars are operative within the TMA or the CTR, the minimum horizontal separation between aircraft will be of 10 NM. If the specification of this equipment is suitable for use within the TMA or the CTR, a minimum separation of 5 NM may be applied.

5.4. The minima separation will be applied in relation to the expected turbulence wake conditions, when the minima in this item are exceeded.

6.1. In the area of ATS Surveillance System coverage, an identified aircraft is released to report:

a) the points of compulsory notification;

b) when reaching or abandoning a holding fix; and

c) when entering in a new phase or leg of an exit procedure.

NOTE: The aircraft shall return to report according to a), b) and c) previous, when it is informed that the radar contact was lost or the radar service was terminated.

6.2. During the provision of radar services, whenever possible, the following information will be supplied:

a) traffic information;

b) heavy meteorological formations; and

c) information of flight safety.

7.1. Only aircraft with working onboard transponder equipment (modes A/C and mode S) capable of reporting pressure altitude will be allowed to fly within the following designated
airspaces:

a) Airspaces class A, B, C, D, or E; and

b) Airspace class G above FL100, excluding the portion of this airspace below 2500FT (inclusive) above the surface.
 

7.2. Exceptionally, the requirement included in 7.1 will not apply to the following airspace:

a) Special routes for non-transponder aircraft (REAST) established to allow aircraft with technical and/or physical limitations that prevent the transponder equipment installation; or

b) Specific airspaces (conditioned or reserved), established to allow the regular flight of experimental or training aircraft, airships, balloons, gliders and ultra lights.

NOTE: In the event of transponder equipment failure, the aircraft shall exceptionally proceed with the flight and the transponder must be changed or repaired at the first place it lands.

a) RIBEIRÃO CTR, ATS surveillance SVC provided by Academia APP.

b) Due to the lack of radar coverage, ATCSMAC SBXO is not available in the area limited by the circle centered at coordinates 23 28 33S/052 00 22W (ARP SBMG) with a radius of 15NM below FL 075 and in the area of TMA SBXO between fixes SIGAR and KAGID clockwise to point of origin (ARP SBMG) from 15NM below FL110. In the mentioned areas, APP Londrina will provide the conventional approach control service.