Coronavirus

Prosecutors want to make PCR tests mandatory for domestic flights

Prosecutors want to make PCR tests mandatory for domestic flights
Guarulhos International Airport. Photo: Robert Napiorkowski/Shutterstock

The Federal Prosecution Office filed a lawsuit to force airlines operating in Brazil to demand negative PCR tests from crew and passengers before they can board domestic flights. The requirement would apply to both commercial and private flights. 

“Social distancing and pharmacological measures are worth nothing if we allow new infected people to move around our territory without any form of containment,” says the request.

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