On 26 July 2007 , after an even deadlier crash in Brazil ( TAM Airlines Flight 3054 on 17 July 2007 ) claimed the lives of 199 people , President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva fired his defense minister , Waldir Pires , who had been in charge of the country 's aviation infrastructure and safety since March 2006 , and was widely criticized for their failures . On the same day , Lula appointed former Supreme Court president Nelson Jobim to replace Pires , and vowed to improve Brazil 's ATC system
TAM Airlines Flight 3054
TAM Airlines Flight 3054
Gol Transportes Aéreos Flight 1907