Brazil could buy another 20 Gripen jets, Sweden says

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June 4, 2026 7:33 AM EDT

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

STOCKHOLM, June 4 (Reuters) - ‌Brazil has ​expressed ​interest in purchasing 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, Defence 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 of the original deal have ​already been delivered and the ‌remainder are expected to be handed over by 2027.

On Thursday, Jonson and Mucio ⁠signed a declaration of intent to deepen the defence cooperation between the two countries, the Swedish minister ⁠told reporters.

"Brazil expresses an interest in going beyond the 36 ​Gripen... and purchasing an additional 20 Gripens," Jonson added.

Saab would also set up a research and development unit ‌in Brazil as part of the deeper collaboration, he added.

During Mucio's visit to ‌Sweden, Saab showcased its first Gripen F, a ⁠two-seat version of ‌the jet developed ​for Brazil.

(Reporting by Johan Ahlander and Anna Ringstrom; Editing by Terje Solsvik and Emelia ‌Sithole-Matarise)


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