Built for the Brazilian Air Force as KC-130H 2461 in 1975. Modified to a KC-130M around 2003. Withdrawn from use at Rio de Janeiro-Galeão by 2023.

Delivered on September 27, 2024, "2859" pictured here is the 7th KC-390 for the Brazilian AF. The initial plan was to operate 28 KC-390's, but budget restraints due to the Covid pandemic forced the Government to reduce the number to 19. Less than 10 years after its maiden flight in February 2015 and first entering service with the Brazilian AF in September 2019, the type has a promising future, with a few former C-130 Hercules operators already opting for the state-of-the-art KC-390 instead of the Super Hercules. Note the two Cobham 912E air refueling pod systems under the outer wings.

Ten former Italian C-130H were obtained from 2001 onward. This one used to be M.M.61988. It suffered a landing incident at the Antarctic, could not be retrieved. The use-able parts were transported back to Brazil by the Chinese vessel Yong Sheng in January 2017.