Weekly Report - 17 January 2006
BRAZIL-US: Reacting to veto on aircraft sale to Venezuela
Venezuelan Vice-President José Vicente Rangel sought to prompt a Brazilian response when he stated that a US veto on the sale of Super Tucano aircraft to his country would be more of an 'act of aggression' against Brazil than against Venezuela. Brazil did not take up the cue because the veto had not yet materialised, but Foreign Minister Celso Amorim delivered a strong warning that, should it take place, it would be 'counter-productive'.
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