The Swedish agenda stipulates increasing the order for F.39E/F Gripen fighters destined for the South American giant from 36 to 51
During his visit, the minister participated in a Business Leaders’ Forum in São Paulo and fulfilled his agenda of ministerial visits in Brasilia from November 21 to 23.
The Swedish Minister for International Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade, Johan Forssell: discussing the Mercosur-EU Agreement is essential. Organization: Government of Sweden
In São Paulo, Johan Forssell spoke at the Brazil-Sweden Business Leaders Forum 2023 together with senior leaders from the Brazilian and Swedish business worlds.
The delegation, which arrived in Brazil on Tuesday night, also included the Secretary of State for Business Affairs, Sara Modig (Ministry of Climate and Business); and the Minister of Commercial Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and former Swedish ambassador to Brazil, Per-Arne Hjelmborn.
The Swedish agenda stipulates increasing the order for F.39E/F Gripen fighters destined for Brazil from 36 to 51. This represents an increase of 25% over the contract signed in 2014 and started in 2015.
From the Brazilian authorities, led by Vice President Geraldo Alckmin, the message was clear: Sweden needs new military transport aircraft, and Embraer has this aircraft prepared and adopted by several European member countries of NATO (an alliance that Sweden also joins after Russia’s aggression against Ukraine).
Four KC-390 Millenniums for Sweden in return. Brazil is closing the agreement on the 15 additional aircraft, which would guarantee a second squadron operating the model, perhaps based in the southern region, and the possibility of introducing advanced detachments with at least two aircraft based in the Amazon region, probably in Manaus (AM), on a rotating basis.
Forssell’s Message
The Swedish minister highlighted the great potential for cooperation between Sweden and Brazil in the areas of Security, Energy, Mining, Infrastructure, Health and Green Transition, as well as new advances in the Mercosur-U E Agreement and in various areas of Innovation and Development.