BRAZIL: SMALL ARMS/LIGHT WEAPONS

UNCLAS BRASILIA 000182

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SENSITIVE

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PARM BR UN
SUBJECT: BRAZIL: SMALL ARMS/LIGHT WEAPONS

REF: STATE 9788

(SBU) Ministry of External Relations (MRE),Division Chief
for Disarmament and Sensitive Technologies (DDS) Santiago
Mourao indicated that Brazil supported making the Instrument
a legally-binding international agreement and the inclusion
within it of ammunition. Ammunition manufactured in Brazil,
Mourao pointed out, already met this standard and could be
traced by 8 character lot numbers. Only a legally-binding
document, Mourao said, would provide the "extra assurance in
a volatile scenario." The GOB supported the use of Interpol
as a channel for information exchange since it provided
"reliability, accountability, and assurance of
confidentiality." Mourao added, however, that Brazil would be

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willing to look at other options.

Danilovich