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Brazil could buy another 20 Gripen jets, Sweden says

By Reuters Reuters

Updated June 4, 2026 4:54 AM

Swedish Defence Minister Pal Jonson welcomes Brazilian Defence Minister Jose Mucio during a ceremony outside the Government Offices Rosenbad in Stockholm, Sweden, June 4, 2026, ahead of a bilateral meeting. Jonas Ekstromer/TT News Agency via REUTERS Jonas Ekstromer/TT Reuters

STOCKHOLM - Brazil has expressed an interest in potentially buying 20 additional Gripen model E and F fighter jets from Sweden's Saab, Swedish Defence Minister Pal Jonson said on Thursday.

The aircraft would be manufactured in Brazil, Jonson told a joint press conference in Stockholm with his Brazilian counterpart, Defense Minister Jose Mucio.

Brazil in 2014 agreed to buy 36 Gripen fighter jets, and in 2023 Brazil's Embraer SA and Saab launched a production line in Brazil for the aircraft, with the South American country saying it may place more orders.

The first jets have already been delivered and the remainder are expected to be delivered by 2027.

(Reporting by Johan Ahlander and Anna Ringstrom, editing by Terje Solsvik)

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva christens the first Gripen fighter jet assembled in Brazil as he attends Embraer and Swedish defence company Saab's presentation, at the Gaviao Peixoto plant in the state of Sao Paulo, Brazil, March 25, 2026. REUTERS/Jorge Silva Jorge Silva Reuters

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This story was originally published June 4, 2026 at 4:33 AM.

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