In a recent court proceeding held in southwestern Guyana, three Brazilian men have admitted to illegally entering a restricted local airfield and received financial penalties for their offense. Local law enforcement confirmed the outcomes of the case on Friday, June 26, 2026.
The three defendants, all citizens of Brazil, hold different professional backgrounds: 28-year-old Jose Carlos Casto Bibeiro, a mechanic hailing from Terezina; 37-year-old Clebson Raoni, a carpenter based in São Paulo; and 35-year-old Lucis Silva Marth, an operator from Boa Vista. The trio was charged with trespassing on the Lethem aerodrome, located in Central Rupununi, on June 24, two days prior to their court appearance.
On the date of the hearing, the defendants appeared before Magistrate Omadatt Chandan at the Lethem Magistrate’s Court. A court-certified translator was present to interpret the charge and all court proceedings for the Brazilian nationals, who do not speak the local working language. After the charge was formally presented, all three men entered guilty pleas to the offense.
Following their guilty pleas, the magistrate handed down a uniform penalty: each man was ordered to pay a fine of 150,000 Guyanese dollars. Combined, the total penalties imposed in the case amount to 450,000 Guyanese dollars.
Trespassing on critical aviation infrastructure such as aerodromes carries strict penalties in Guyana, as unauthorized entry poses significant safety and security risks to commercial and general aviation operations in the region. Lethem, a border town near the Brazil-Guyana boundary, sees regular cross-border movement, making airfield security a key priority for local law enforcement and aviation regulators.