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Saab wins $4.5bn Brazil fighter jet contract Saab wins $4.5bn Brazil fighter jet contract
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Swedish manufacturer Saab has won a $4.5bn (£2.7bn) contract to supply 36 fighter jets to Brazil.Swedish manufacturer Saab has won a $4.5bn (£2.7bn) contract to supply 36 fighter jets to Brazil.
The deal is one of the most valuable ones in emerging markets and Saab had faced competition from rivals Boeing and Dassault Aviation.The deal is one of the most valuable ones in emerging markets and Saab had faced competition from rivals Boeing and Dassault Aviation.
Many had expected Boeing or Dassault to emerge as the winner.Many had expected Boeing or Dassault to emerge as the winner.
Some analysts suggested that the recent row between Brazil and Washington over allegations of US spying may have hurt Boeing's chances. The BBC's Gary Duffy in Sao Paulo says Boeing's whose cause was not helped by a recent row between the United States and Brazil over spying allegations.
The US National Security Agency (NSA) has been accused of intercepting emails and messages from President Dilma Rousseff, her aides and state oil company, Petrobras.The US National Security Agency (NSA) has been accused of intercepting emails and messages from President Dilma Rousseff, her aides and state oil company, Petrobras.
David Fleischer, a political scientist at the University of Brasilia, said that Ms Rousseff "had been favouring the Boeing plane and a lot of people thought she would announce her decision during her state visit to Washington''. David Fleischer, a political scientist at the University of Brasilia, said that Ms Rousseff "had been favouring the Boeing plane and a lot of people thought she would announce her decision during her state visit to Washington".
"Boeing was very close but then the NSA booted them out of the air.'' "Boeing was very close but then the NSA booted them out of the air," he said.
The spying allegations were made by Rio-based journalist Glenn Greenwald, who obtained secret files from US whistle-blower Edward Snowden, in a programme on TV Globo in September. The spying allegations were made by Rio-based journalist Glenn Greenwald, who obtained secret files from former NSA contractor Edward Snowden.
The claims led to Ms Rousseff cancelling her state visit to Washington, initially planned for October this year.The claims led to Ms Rousseff cancelling her state visit to Washington, initially planned for October this year.
Brazil had delayed the decision on awarding the contract for many years.
Defence Minister Celso Amorim said the authorities, "took into account performance, the effective transfer of technology and costs - not just of acquisition but of maintenance" while finalising the supplier.
Brazil's decision comes just weeks after Boeing lost out to Lockheed Martin in the run to win a multi-billion dollar fighter jet deal in South Korea.
Boeing had been considered a front runner in that deal as well, until Seoul decided to restart the tender process.