Spying scandal sets back U.S. chances for fighter jet sale to Brazil

[Abingdonboy]

BRASILIA (*******) - U.S. hopes of landing a coveted deal worth more than $4 billion to sell 36 fighter jets to Brazil have suffered a setback with recent revelations that the United States collected data on Brazilian Internet communications.

When U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry sits down with Brazilian officials in Brasilia on Tuesday to prepare a state visit to the White House by President Dilma Rousseff, the sale of the warplanes will not be on the agenda, a Brazilian source said.

"We cannot talk about the fighters now ... . You cannot give such a contract to a country that you do not trust," a high-level Brazilian government official told ******* on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the matter.

The official said Kerry's one-day visit to Brazil will focus on restoring the trust between Washington and Brasilia that was shaken by the spying disclosures, which set off a political uproar in the largest U.S. trade partner in South America.

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[ZYXW]

http://ca.news.**********/spying-scandal-sets-back-u-chances-fighter-jet-004226319.html

Lmaooo Brazil shouldn't be angry; The US does this to everyone, including its own citizens....

 

[halloweene]

Tbh every country do that . France should pay Snowden