The Brazilian judiciary sued Bolivia more than $200 million and demanded detailed reports from the Bolivian state company Navigation Air and Bolivian Airports (Naabol) as part of the associated civil proceedings Air tragedy of LaMia Flight 2933, which left 71 dead and six survivors in November 2016, including the team Chapecoenseafter a plane crash.
The court order, which aims to determine responsibilities and gain access to the full background of the case, has been received by Naabol in October and later transferred to the Public Prosecutor’s Officesaid the Bolivian media The duty. The lawsuit also attributes a central role to the actions of various Bolivian entities, such as the defunct Airports and Auxiliary Air Traffic Services Administration (Aasana).
The petition was filed by the Chapecó Federal Court in Santa Catarina, Brazil. The notification was received by Naabol on October 14, 2025 and sent to the then company on October 20 Attorney Ricardo Condori, before the change of government which took place in Bolivia last month. Since, The new authorities have not yet made a public statement about it.
The call aims for Bolivia to release all information produced since the accident. In the meantime, the requested amount amounts $220.7 million.
Nestor Higalegal representative of several relatives of the deceased, explained that the request acts as a formal mechanism through which A judge asks another state to provide information. He pointed out that the Brazilian judiciary was responsible in this case requires access to all post-incident reports. “The Bolivian state must comply with the transfer of records. “It’s a state-by-state process.”he agreed The duty.
The crash of Flight 2933, also known as the Chapecoense tragedycaused a stir worldwide. The plane took the team of this club to Medellín, where had to play in the final of the Copa Sudamericana. Of the 77 people on board 71 died in the collision in Cerro Gordo, Colombia. Six occupants survived, although with injuries of varying severity.
The aircraft, a British Aerospace 146 owned by LaMia, took off from Santa Cruz de la Sierra to José María Córdova International Airport. Players, coaching staff, executives and journalists were on board.in addition to the nine crew members led by pilot Miguel Quiroga.
The investigation was later able to determine that the Lack of fuel had been the main cause of the accident. The aircraft lost communication with the tower a few minutes before arrival when the engines simultaneously failed. The flight plan did not include any stops for refueling. and the crew did not report the critical situation in a timely manner, the investigation says. Aviation authorities also found that the aircraft exceeded the weight limit and did not meet some requirements for international operations.
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