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    "ocrText": "SECRET\nAPPENDIX C\nBRAZIL\n1.\nGovernment Organization for Civil Avia-\ndominated by the Air Ministry, although there\ntion.\nis token representation of the Foreign Office.\nIn order to fulfill the provisions of the Bra-\nThe chart on following page shows the re-\nzilian Air Code, an Air Ministry was created on\nlationship between the various functional\n20 January 1941 to direct all aviation activity\nunits of the Brazilian Air Ministry.\nin Brazil, both civil and military. Control\nThrough its Air Ministry, Brazil has at\nover civil air affairs was vested in various di-\npresent probably the most extensive aviation\nvisions of the Air Ministry having the follow-\norganization of any country in Latin America.\ning general functions:\nThe Air Ministry's primarily military charac-\n(a) Directory of Civil Aeronautics-respon-\nter, with military men holding the majority\nsible for all legal, technical, and administra-\nof key posts, is attributable in part to its\ntive problems except the operational control\ncreation on the eve of war and to the strategic\nof air traffic; inspects aviation clubs, air\nnature of the duties which were pressed upon\nschools and air transport companies, and\nit during the following four years.\nissues certificates and licenses on the basis of\nIn a decree of 16 September 1946, President\ndirectives from the Directory of Supply.\nDutra set forth the objectives and respon-\n(b) Directory of Supply-responsible for in-\nsibilities of the Ministry\nspecting aircraft. This is a military office.\n(a) to cooperate with the other agencies\n(c) Directory of Air Routes-responsible for\nof the government in order to guarantee legal\norganization and operation of airports, air-\norder and to assure the national defense;\nway traffic control, and communication and\n(b) to organize, equip and instruct the\nmeteorological services. This is primarily a\nBrazilian Air Force;\nmilitary organization.\n(c) to regulate, develop and coordinate\n(d) Air Staff-a policy and planning\ncivil and commercial aviation;\nagency, which functions only through the\n(d) to coordinate and stimulate the aero-\nMinister of Air.\nnautical industries of the country.\n(e) Five Air Zone Commanders-military\nofficers primarily concerned with military\n2.\nDomestic Civil Aviation Policy.\nmatters, but exercising authority over civil air\na. Civil Aviation Legislation.\naffairs in their territories in a manner com-\nBrazilian air policy finds its authority in the\nparable to that of US Civil Aeronautics Ad-\npreviously mentioned laws which created the\nministration regional administrators.\nAir Ministry and outlined its role. These are:\nIn June 1949, an Air Route Licensing Board\n(1) Decree Law No. 483 of 8 June 1938, the\nwas created by the Directory of Civil Aeronau-\nBrazilian Air Code, promulgated under powers\ntics for certification of domestic airline routes.\ndelegated to the President of the Republic\nThis body, similar to the US Civil Aeronautics\nby Article 180 of the Constitution; (2) Decree\nBoard, deals with route requests, regulates\nLaw No. 2961 of 20 January 1941, which\nflight frequencies and traffic stops, and\ncreated the Air Ministry to direct all aviation\nhandles \"all other questions\" of Brazilian air\nactivity, both civil and military; and (3) De-\ntransport.\ncree Law No. 9888 of 16 September 1946, which\nInternational air policy is determined by a\nfurther defined the purposes and organization\nspecial committee (the CERNAI), which is\nof the Air Ministry. Other decrees and orders\nSECRET\n29"
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