ASUNCION (Reuters) – Paraguay is negotiating with Brazil to buy six Embraer Super Tucano fighter planes for $96 million as part of its efforts to fight drug trafficking, the South American nation’s defense minister, Oscar Gonzalez, said on Thursday.
The deal is part of a $500 million package the government is allocating to defense and security projects, Gonzalez told reporters.
(Reporting by Daniela Desantis; Editing by Alexander Villegas)
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