Consumer Drone → Brazil

ANAC and ANATEL registration required

Details

Brazil requires all drones to be registered with ANAC (Civil Aviation Agency) and ANATEL (telecommunications regulator). Foreign visitors can register online. No-fly zones include airports, military areas, and indigenous territories. Maximum altitude 120m in uncontrolled airspace. Enforcement in Brazil carries fines from BRL 500 to BRL 50,000 under Decreto-Lei 37/1966; Regulamento Aduaneiro (Decreto 6.759/2009); Código Penal Art. 334 (typical personal cases are handled as civil infringements).

Quantity limit

Personal use with registration

Documentation required

• ANAC registration
• ANATEL homologation
• DECEA flight authorization for controlled areas

Legal reference

RBAC-E 94, ANAC Resolution 419

Leaving with this item

Consumer drones may generally be exported from Brazil for personal use; higher-specification drones face dual-use controls and many destinations restrict drone import.

Practical advice

Register with both ANAC and ANATEL before flying. Many tourist areas (Iguaçu, Christ the Redeemer) are restricted.

Customs authority

Receita Federal do Brasil — RFB (Brazilian Federal Revenue Service) · https://www.gov.br/receitafederal