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Brazilian Air Force Intercepts Suspect Plane From Peru, Forces Landing Near Tefé

Authorities say the operation followed legally prescribed air-policing steps within an ongoing border-security campaign.

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Overview

  • FAB radar detected the unauthorized aircraft entering Brazilian airspace on Monday, 22 September, triggering an A-29 Super Tucano scramble.
  • The plane had no filed flight plan, no visible registration and no communication with air traffic control, leading officials to classify it as suspicious.
  • Interceptor pilots attempted visual and radio contact, then fired warning shots before applying a Tiro de Detenção as permitted by Brazilian law.
  • The aircraft made a precautionary landing in an uninhabited area about 30 km west of Tefé, where Federal Police detained the pilot after a FAB H-60 Black Hawk inserted agents.
  • Officials describe the action as part of PPIF and Operação Ostium against cross-border drug trafficking, with the pilot’s identity, cargo and potential charges not yet disclosed.