They sent Kerry? Couldn’t give them the satisfaction of a personal patch-up tour by the president. I think the Latin Americans will understand that very clearly.Brazilian officials have expressed reluctance to purchasing dozens of military planes from the US after it was revealed that the NSA not only closely monitored Brazilian energy and military affairs, but also mined for commercial secrets.
The US had planned to sell Brazil - a country in the process of revitalizing its Air Force - 36 fighter jets in a deal worth more than US$4 billion. But when US Secretary of State John Kerry meets with Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff on Tuesday, the leaders will not discuss the deal, a source near to the situation told Reuters.
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“We cannot talk about the fighters now…You cannot give such a contract to a country that you do not trust,” the source said.
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Chicago-based Boeing Co. is competing for the $4 billion contract against France’s Rafale and Sweden’s Gripen, although the longer Brazil goes without choosing, the more likely it is that other competitors will enter the fray.
RT
I do wonder, though, if the Brazilians will actually refuse to make the defense contract with the US. I hope so. Because, frankly, this is the only type of thing that will bring the Americans under control in the world.
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