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Overview
- Justice Dias Toffoli ordered an immediate nationwide suspension of cases on airline liability for delays, changes, or cancellations, with the STF Secretariat to notify all courts.
- The move stems from an extraordinary appeal by Azul, with the National Transport Confederation admitted as amicus, after a Rio ruling used the Consumer Code to award damages.
- The Supreme Court will fix a binding precedent in a general-repercussion case choosing between the Brazilian Aeronautics Code (CBA) and the Consumer Defense Code (CDC), with no date set.
- Toffoli cited conflicting rulings across the judiciary and the risk of mass and possibly predatory litigation causing legal uncertainty for carriers and passengers.
- He referenced Abear data estimating roughly one lawsuit per 227 passengers in Brazil versus one per 1.2 million in the United States.