Two Brazilian nationals — helicopter pilot Alexandre Felix Plan and labourer Ricardo Brags Silva, were charged today for several offences when they appeared via zoom before His Worship Magistrate Allan Wilson at the Lethem Magistrate Court. They pleaded ‘not guilty’ to the charges and were remanded to prison. The case was postponed to March 16th and 17 for trial.
Particulars of the two Brazilians charged, as well as the charges laid today are as follows:
NAME: Alexandre Felix Plan
ADDRESS: RUA Pariba 45, Apartment 108 Santos-SP, Brazil
DOB: 1968-10-18
AGE: 54 years
OCCUPATION: Pilot
Arrested on 2023-02-20 and charged on 2023-02-27 with:
(a) Operating a civil aircraft without an airworthiness certificate: Contrary to Section 89 (2) of the Civil Aviation Act, No. 21 of 2018.
(b) Interference with an Aircraft: Contrary to Section 121 of the Civil Aviation Act No. 21 of 2018.
(c) Operating an aircraft without insurance: Contrary to Section 137 (4) of the Civil Aviation Act, No. 21 of 2018
(d) Having arrived in Guyana by air, disembarked without the consent of an Immigration Officer: Contrary to Section 34 (1) (a) of the Immigration Act Chapter 14:02
The second Brazilian charged is:
NAME: Ricardo Brags Silva
ADDRESS: RUA Laranjeira, Apartment 104 Bloco: 08, Belém, Brazil
DOB: 1993-02-27
Age: 29 years
OCCUPATION: Labourer
Arrested on 2023-02-20 and charged on 2023-02-27 with:
(a) Having arrived in Guyana by air, disembarked without the consent of an Immigration Officer: Contrary to Section 34 (1) (a) of the Immigration Act Chapter 14:02