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Spying Scandal Sets Back U.S. Chances For Fighter Jet Sale To Brazil -- Reuters
(Reuters) - 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 Reuters on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the matter.
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My Comment: It all comes down to a matter of trust .... and for the moment the NSA revelations have caused the Brazilians to no longer trust the U.S.. This deal is in trouble.
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