The Polícia Federal or Departamento de Polícia Federal or the BrazilianFederal Police is the police of the federal government of Brazil, whose main assignments are: the investigations of crimes against the Federal Government or its organs and companies, the combat of international drug trafficking, and immigration and Border control police (including airport and naval police). Federal police agencies are responsible for the enforcement of federal laws in countries with a federal constitution. ...
Cuiaba, Brazil- The Brazilian Air Force (FAB) on Wednesday warned that it was "premature" to assign responsibility for the worst plane crash in the country's history, after state police earlier in the day said they were investigating two US pilots.
Earlier on Wednesday, the BrazilianFederalPolice said they were investigating the culpability of the pilot and copilot of the Legacy for the accident.
Geraldo Pereira, federalpolice superintendent in the state of Mato Grosso, said the pilot of the Legacy, Joseph Lepore, could be charged with unintentional homicide in Brazil.