Passenger Arrested After Vandalizing Recife Airport Following Missed Flight

Overview

• The disruption occurred on the night of December 30 after the 42-year-old traveler drank in a VIP lounge, missed his flight, and damaged Aena’s passenger flow dividers, causing about R$3,000 in losses.
• Witness videos show him breaking equipment before Federal Police intervened using what they described as gradual force, including pepper spray.
• The man resisted arrest and was subdued on the floor by five people, including three Federal Police agents, before being handcuffed.
• He was booked at the airport station on qualified damage and disobedience, offenses that carry penalties ranging from six months to three years of detention.
• Bail was set at R$15,000 and not paid, and he was sent to a custody hearing whose outcome was not available because authorities did not disclose his name.