Nothing quite like blaming people and then prosecuting everybody that you can stick a charge on. Quite how this will advance the cause of safety I'll never know - it's a bit like screwing for virginity or imprisoning people in the cause of freedom! Don't you just love fair and just societies!
This sort of ridiculous action totally negates any form of accident investigation. This is because if (and I'm sure I'm preaching to the converted already) they are criminally liable, a different aircraft flown by a different crew from a different operator would have definitely produced a different outcome . Finally, who will now co-operate with the Brazillian authorities?
Brazil should be thrown out of ICAO.
Halfwits!
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