🇧🇷Brazil

UA operations under ANAC Resolução 806 (recreational model aircraft and the lightest drones) are limited to 120 metros / 400 pés above ground level.

RBAC 100 applies to civil unmanned aircraft registered with ANAC or operating in Brazilian territory, prohibits UA operations outside its criteria unless otherwise regulated by ANAC, and does not apply to recreational UA operations (aeromodelos) up to 120 metros (400 pés) AGL in VLOS or EVLOS, or to UA operations with a flight weight up to 250 gramas operating up to 120 metros (400 pés) AGL in VLOS or EVLOS.

For drone operations covered by RBAC 100 (it does not cover recreational model aircraft, or the lightest drones, flown within the limits set in section 100.1), operations must be in one of three categories: open (flight weight 25kg or less, VLOS or EVLOS, up to 120 metros (400 pés) AGL, in areas distant from third parties under the operator's full responsibility, with an operational risk assessment updated within the last 12 (doze) meses calendáricos (calendar months), optional if the operation is more than 150 metros horizontally from uninvolved, non-consenting people or behind a sufficiently strong mechanical barrier); specific (if any open-category requirement is not met, following the criteria of Subpart B); or certified (transport of dangerous goods posing high risk to third parties, or where ANAC considers the risk cannot be adequately mitigated without certification).

For drone operations covered by RBAC 100 (it does not cover recreational model aircraft, or the lightest drones, flown within the limits set in section 100.1), every UA other than a type-certificated UA must be registered (cadastrada) with ANAC and linked to a person (individual or legal entity, with CPF or CNPJ in Brazil) who is the UA operator or is responsible for showing who the operator is; the registration is valid for 24 (vinte e quatro) meses (months) and a registration not revalidated within 6 (seis) meses after expiry is deactivated and cannot be revalidated.

Every recreational model aircraft (aeromodelo) with a flight weight above 250 gramas must be registered (cadastrado) with ANAC and linked to an individual or legal entity with CPF or CNPJ in Brazil who is or can show the operator; foreigners may register with a passport number or other valid travel document; the registration is valid for 24 (vinte e quatro) meses (months), is deactivated if not revalidated within 6 (seis) meses after expiry, and the model aircraft must be identified with its registration number.

ANAC permits recreational model aircraft (aeromodelos) with a flight weight above 250 gramas only in areas distant from third parties, in VLOS or EVLOS, under the operator's full responsibility and as DECEA permits use of the airspace, and permits UA up to 250 gramas in VLOS or EVLOS under the operator's full responsibility and as DECEA permits use of the airspace.