Brazil’s Lower House Fast-Tracks Bill Banning Carry-On Fees on Flights

Overview

• The Chamber of Deputies approved urgency for PL 5041/2025 in a symbolic vote, allowing the proposal to bypass committees and go straight to the floor.
• The bill guarantees each passenger one carry-on within ANAC limits and one personal item at no extra cost, and it bars airlines from selling fares that exclude this allowance.
• Rapporteur Neto Carletto said he will craft the report now and indicated he may evaluate adding rules on checked baggage after talks with House leaders, potentially shifting the merit vote to next week.
• ANAC and the consumer watchdog Senacon formally questioned airlines about new fare structures, and ANAC will deliver a technical study on allowed weights and dimensions to underpin enforcement.
• Lawmakers escalated the issue after Latam and Gol introduced international “Basic” fares that exclude a free carry-on, which House leaders condemned as abusive to consumers.