Brazil President Lula Attends Air Taxi Flight Demo

Embraer’s Eve Air Mobility conducts a test flight for high-ranking Brazilian officials.

Jack Daleo

Thursday, March 26, 2026 at 01:00 PM ET

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Travis Tingle

High-ranking Brazilian officials, including President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, attended Eve’s air taxi demonstration flight. [Credit: Eve Air Mobility]

Key Takeaways:

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva attended a demonstration flight of Eve Air Mobility's prototype air taxi, highlighting high-level government support for the project.
Eve's prototype has completed 35 test flights since December, with initial results indicating consistent flight behavior, better-than-expected propulsion/battery performance, and lower noise levels compared to helicopters.
Brazilian regulators (ANAC) are prioritizing the certification of Eve's air taxi, aiming to achieve it before the company's 2027 target, while Eve holds approximately 2,800 preorders, including from United Airlines.

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Brazil President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was among the high-ranking officials in attendance for a demonstration flight of Eve Air Mobility’s prototype air taxi, which the company this week said has completed 35 flights since its debut in December.

Joining Lula to watch the full-scale engineering prototype fly at Eve’s test facility in Brazil were the country’s minister of science, technology and innovation, minister of ports and airports, and Tiago Faierstein, president of the National Civil Aviation Agency of Brazil (ANAC)—Eve’s chief regulatory partner. Also present was the president of Brazil’s National Development Bank, which has supplied Eve with more than $250 million since 2022.