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Drone Rules for Monumento ao Garimpeiro
Andaraí, Bahia (ba)
• Brazil
R. Eng. Delsuc Noscoso, 152-202 - Andaraí, BA, 46830-000, Brazil
Lat: -12.8075 • Lng: -41.3323
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- https://publicacoes.decea.mil.br/publicacao/ICA-100-40 — Under DECEA instruction ICA 100-40 and federal airport terminal safety mandates, the entire Monumento ao Garimpeiro perimeter is designated as a strict civilian no-fly zone due to its critical location within the Boa Vista International Airport inner safety ring.
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| Rule category | Ground | Air |
| Flight status | Unknown | NoFly |
| Summary | — | The airspace over and surrounding the Monumento ao Garimpeiro (Boa Vista, RR) is classified as a highly restricted Border Region Security, Public Safety, and Strategic Airport Buffer Zone. |
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The Monumento ao Garimpeiro, located in the heart of Boa Vista at the Praça do Centro Cívico, is a prominent seven-meter-high bronze sculpture dedicated to the early gold miners who explored the state of Roraima. While it stands as a central cultural and civic symbol of the city, its location is one of the most sensitive aeronautical sectors in northern Brazil.
Operating an unauthorized or recreational civilian drone in this central civic node triggers a maximum-severity safety response due to two critical variables:
Immediate Airport Approach Funnel: Geographically, the monument sits directly under the low-altitude final approach and departure corridor for the main runway of Boa Vista International Airport (BVB), which is located just a few kilometers away. Commercial passenger flights, heavy cargo planes, and tactical military aircraft passing through Roraima fly directly over this civic square at minimal altitudes. A drone operating here poses an immediate, catastrophic threat of a mid-air collision or engine ingestion.
Strategic Government and Security Sector: The monument is surrounded by the primary executive, judicial, and legislative headquarters of the Roraima State Government, alongside military and federal police regional stations. Because of the dense political and strategic infrastructure enveloping the square, strict security protocols are enforced to block unauthorized aerial photography, tracking, or surveillance.
The entire civic square is continuously monitored by state and federal security cameras alongside air traffic control tracking loops. Any civilian drone attempting to operate over the monument or the surrounding government buildings without a highly specialized flight plan approved by DECEA via SARPAS NG will be immediately neutralized. The pilot will be detained on the spot by law enforcement and faces severe federal criminal charges for endangering national aviation safety in a strategic border region.
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+ The Monumento ao Garimpeiro, located in the heart of Boa Vista at the Praça do Centro Cívico, is a prominent seven-meter-high bronze sculpture dedicated to the early gold miners who explored the state of Roraima. While it stands as a central cultural and civic symbol of the city, its location is one of the most sensitive aeronautical sectors in northern Brazil. + + Operating an unauthorized or recreational civilian drone in this central civic node triggers a maximum-severity safety response due to two critical variables: + + Immediate Airport Approach Funnel: Geographically, the monument sits directly under the low-altitude final approach and departure corridor for the main runway of Boa Vista International Airport (BVB), which is located just a few kilometers away. Commercial passenger flights, heavy cargo planes, and tactical military aircraft passing through Roraima fly directly over this civic square at minimal altitudes. A drone operating here poses an immediate, catastrophic threat of a mid-air collision or engine ingestion. + + Strategic Government and Security Sector: The monument is surrounded by the primary executive, judicial, and legislative headquarters of the Roraima State Government, alongside military and federal police regional stations. Because of the dense political and strategic infrastructure enveloping the square, strict security protocols are enforced to block unauthorized aerial photography, tracking, or surveillance. + + The entire civic square is continuously monitored by state and federal security cameras alongside air traffic control tracking loops. Any civilian drone attempting to operate over the monument or the surrounding government buildings without a highly specialized flight plan approved by DECEA via SARPAS NG will be immediately neutralized. The pilot will be detained on the spot by law enforcement and faces severe federal criminal charges for endangering national aviation safety in a strategic border region.