Luciano Hang lands in Porto Alegre as Havan mulls southern expansion

Luciano Hang flew from Navegantes to Porto Alegre on May 29, touching down at Salgado Filho International Airport just before 3 pm local time after a 48-minute hop in his Bombardier Global 6000, tail number PP-LHG. The flight from his home base at Ministro Victor Konder International Airport, near his Havan headquarters in Brusque, is a brief but telling journey.

The same week, the legislative assembly of Rio Grande do Sul is advancing a bill to offer tax breaks for large retailers that commit to opening stores in smaller interior cities, per a report from the state's official news agency. Porto Alegre, the capital, is the obvious staging ground for Hang's next round of expansion: his chain already runs more than a dozen megastores in the state, but the new incentives could accelerate plans for a half-dozen additional locations in cities like Caxias do Sul and Passo Fundo, where Havan has long been rumored to be scouting real estate.

Hang keeps the Global 6000 for exactly these business circuits—quick, single-day hops to key markets where he can meet with mayors, inspect potential sites, and personally push his free-market agenda. The Porto Alegre visit fits a pattern of leveraging private aviation to stay ahead of regulatory and retail developments across Brazil's southern states, turning a 48-minute flight into a strategic advantage.