Overview

• The Força Aérea Brasileira classified the plane as suspicious after it entered from Peru without a flight plan, visible registration or radio contact.
• An A-29 Super Tucano attempted contact and then fired warning shots followed by a detention shot when orders were ignored.
• The aircraft landed in an uninhabited area near Tefé in Amazonas state after the escalation procedures.
• Polícia Federal arrived by H-60 Black Hawk helicopter and arrested the pilot at the landing site.
• The operation was directed by COMAE in coordination with federal agents as part of ongoing counter-narcotics efforts along Brazil’s borders.