Drone Rules for Monumento Ao Colono
The airspace over and surrounding the Monumento ao Colono (known as Mão do Braz) (Dourados, MS) is classified as a highly restricted Critical Airport Approach Buffer and High-Density Urban Highway Safety Zone.
The Monumento ao Colono, located at the main eastern gateway of Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul, is a massive concrete public sculpture created by artist Luiz Carlos Ribeiro. Popularly called the "Mão do Braz", the monument features a gigantic hand emerging from the earth holding a stylized agricultural tool, serving as a historic tribute to the migrant agricultural settlers who cleared and developed the region's rich soils.
Operating an unauthorized civilian drone over this landmark is strictly illegal due to critical aeronautical and traffic risks:
Direct Runway Glide Path Ring: Geographically, the monument sits directly within the active terminal approach and departure path funnel for Dourados Regional Airport - Francisco de Matos Pereira (DOU). Aircraft and regional turboprops aligning for descent cross the city's main corridors at minimal altitudes. An uncoordinated drone flight introduces an immediate, catastrophic risk of a mid-air collision.
High-Risk Highway Junction: The monument functions as the central focal point of a massive highway traffic roundabout, connecting the high-speed transit lanes of BR-163 with Avenida Marcelino Pires (the city's primary urban artery). The extreme concentration of fast-moving trucks, heavy commercial vehicles, and local commuter traffic means any drone signal loss, battery failure, or wind-induced crash would drop the aircraft directly onto a major high-speed transport corridor, potentially causing severe multi-vehicle accidents.
The area is monitored by transit surveillance infrastructure and regional law enforcement networks. Any civilian drone attempting to operate over the roundabout or the monument without a specialized, pre-coordinated commercial or tactical flight plan approved via DECEA's SARPAS NG will face immediate enforcement action. Operators are subject to equipment confiscation and heavy federal fines under DECEA instruction ICA 100-40.