A court in São Paulo has ordered the seizure of an aircraft linked to the Voepass group over a debt of about R$9,000. The claim was filed in July 2025 by Coqueiro Parc Hotel, in Goianá, Minas Gerais, which says it is owed money for lodging provided to the airline’s crew members and passengers.
Voepass told the court that it had made several attempts to collect the payment amicably but received no response. After a court-ordered freeze on the company’s bank accounts found no funds, the judge ordered the seizure of an ATR-72-212A, registration PR-PDT. Brazil’s National Civil Aviation Agency (Anac) confirmed the seizure to the court at the end of October.
The aircraft is owned by Passaredo Transportes Aéreos, a company that the court ruled was not covered by the Voepass group’s judicial restructuring. Judge Mayra Gomes de Almeida said the company was not subject to the effects of the restructuring process. Voepass can still appeal the seizure.
The airline told the court that the hotel had not proved that the services were provided. In a statement to Folha through its press office, the group said it would address the matter only in the court proceedings.
Voepass has been under judicial restructuring since May 2025, after Anac suspended its operations over non-compliance involving management systems required by regulations. The agency later revoked the airline’s air operator certificate. Only group companies operating in financial services and hangar management are included in the restructuring process.
The court rejected a request to include Passaredo in that process, finding that it did not meet the legal requirement of being active when the request was made. A judicial restructuring temporarily suspends enforcement actions against a company while it is given time to submit a payment plan to creditors. In the previous year, a Voepass aircraft crashed in Vinhedo, São Paulo, killing all 62 people on board.
Sources: Folha Mercado.