Justice cancels quarantine obligation in Guarulhos for foreign travelers

Published on 08/26/2021 5:45 PM

The Federal District Court for District Three (TRF-3) has overturned a court order requiring passengers from the UK, South Africa and India who disembarked in Brazil at Guarulhos International Airport (SP) to respect a 14-day quarantine at the airport. .Guarulhos before continuing his cross-country travels.

The aim of the action, taken by Judge Alexei Suzman Perry, of the Second Federal Court of Guarulhos, was to prevent the spread of the most transmissible variants of the COVID-19 virus in Brazil, especially the delta, which are present in these three countries.

However, Anvisa has appealed the court and warned that keeping passengers only in Guarulhos will enable new strains of the novel coronavirus to spread across the country more easily.

“The agency has appealed the decision, as it is aware that the consequences of judicial manifestations increase health risks, in particular for the municipality of Guarulhos and the state of São Paulo, at a time of concern over the publication of the delta version of SARS-CoV-2 in the country,” the regulator alleged, in Note published last week.

In accepting Anvisa’s appeal, Judge Antonio Cedeno emphasized that “the practical consequences of the decision, without cooperative and coordinated action by government entities and other competent bodies, have the potential to put travelers at a disadvantage and increase the risk of transmission.” Airports and other means of transportation, due to the impossibility of boarding the plane. ”

Even with the suspension of the decision of the second federal court in Guarulhos, passengers from these countries will still be required to respect the isolation for 14 days before taking new domestic flights in Brazil. They will be able to perform quarantine at home or in the home of a family member.

The need to submit a RT-PCR test with a negative or undetectable result, which is performed within 72 hours prior to the time of disembarkation, remains the obligation of each passenger to provide proof, printed or electronic, to fill out the declaration. Valid from the Health Traveler (DSV) within 72 hours prior to departure for Brazil, with an agreement on health measures that must be adhered to during the period he/she is in the country.

* Trainee under the supervision of Augusto Fernandez