Posted on 12/06/2010 6:23:45 PM PST by ErnstStavroBlofeld
A decision by Brazil to buy 36 modern fighter jets was to take a step closer Monday when president-elect Dilma Rousseff was to ask current Defense Minister Nelson Jobim to stay on in her team to see the deal through, media reported.
They were to formalize an agreement made during Rousseff's campaigning ahead of elections October 31 that Jobim would remain in his job for at least the next two years, the Folha de Sao Paulo newspaper said.
Brazil's defense ministry did not immediately respond to AFP's requests for confirmation of the information.
Rousseff takes over as president from her mentor, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, on January 1 next year.
The first big project Jobim would oversee is Brazil's selection of the new fighter jets in a deal worth between four billion and seven billion dollars.
France's Rafale jet, made by Dassault, the F/A-18 Super Hornet made by US company Boeing, and a Gripen NG jet by Sweden's Saab are competing in the tender, which has been repeatedly dragged out.
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Go for quantity. The fewer overpriced/engineered junk will lose. Look at the Sherman vs. Tiger.
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