en.Wedoany.com Reported - Brazilian Ports and Airports Minister Tomé Franca recently stated that, following the signing of seventh freedom rights agreements with Argentina and Paraguay, Brazil expects to soon reach similar deals with Uruguay and Chile to further open up the South American aviation market.

The seventh freedom rights allow airlines to operate flights between two foreign countries without requiring their home country as the origin or destination. The agreements signed last week mean that Aerolíneas Argentinas can now sell flights between Paraguay and Brazil, whereas previously it could only operate routes between Argentina and Brazil.

Franca noted that to reach these agreements, Brazil did not need to amend its laws, only to adjust a ministerial order restricting seventh freedom rights for cargo transportation. The Ministry of Ports and Airports (MPor) has completed the revision, and the National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC) subsequently signed the agreements with Argentina and Paraguay.

The minister stated that Brazil is seeking to reach these agreements with all South American countries and gradually expand to other regions, with the goal of creating a common market for international flights. He described this progress as historic.

Although it remains unclear which specific new routes may be opened, Franca believes Brazil needs to create opportunities for the market to prepare for potential demand. This means that airlines from Paraguay, Chile, or Argentina could in the future operate international flights connecting other countries without requiring their home country as the origin or destination.