Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
10SAOPAULO4
2010-01-06 16:52:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Consulate Sao Paulo
Cable title:
MEDIA REACTION: FX-2 JET FIGHTER BID
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UNCLAS SAO PAULO 000004
SIPDIS
STATE INR/R/MR
IIP/R/MR
WHA/PD
DEPT PASS USTR
4322/MAC/OLAC/JAFEE
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: OPRC OIIP BR XM XR KMDR
SUBJECT: MEDIA REACTION: FX-2 JET FIGHTER BID
"Presidential Turbulence"
Editorial in center-right O Estado de S. Paulo (1-6) says: "....
[President] Lula committed Brazil to France based on a personal
choice whose motives are questionable. He just forgot to reach
common ground with the military.....the idea that the Rafale is
indispensable to the strategic partnership between France and
Brazil is unsustainable, because this partnership has already been
established by the submarine deal....postponing the decision is
likely to be less onerous for Lula, but this would mean leaving
Brazil's jet fighter fleet obsolete for any type of aerial combat.
...."
"Putting the Cart before the Horse"
Editorial in liberal Folha de S. Paulo (1-6) notes:
".....announcing the preference for the French model when the bid
was still underway was not only disrespectful but a lousy way of
trying to reduce the price......Maybe Brazil will acquire more
knowledge, profits and technology by choosing the French option,
but it may be dangerously dependent on the whims of French
government. The debate in these terms is legitimate and there are
good arguments on both sides. But any decision cannot be made
without a rigorous technical evaluation."
White
SIPDIS
STATE INR/R/MR
IIP/R/MR
WHA/PD
DEPT PASS USTR
4322/MAC/OLAC/JAFEE
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: OPRC OIIP BR XM XR KMDR
SUBJECT: MEDIA REACTION: FX-2 JET FIGHTER BID
"Presidential Turbulence"
Editorial in center-right O Estado de S. Paulo (1-6) says: "....
[President] Lula committed Brazil to France based on a personal
choice whose motives are questionable. He just forgot to reach
common ground with the military.....the idea that the Rafale is
indispensable to the strategic partnership between France and
Brazil is unsustainable, because this partnership has already been
established by the submarine deal....postponing the decision is
likely to be less onerous for Lula, but this would mean leaving
Brazil's jet fighter fleet obsolete for any type of aerial combat.
...."
"Putting the Cart before the Horse"
Editorial in liberal Folha de S. Paulo (1-6) notes:
".....announcing the preference for the French model when the bid
was still underway was not only disrespectful but a lousy way of
trying to reduce the price......Maybe Brazil will acquire more
knowledge, profits and technology by choosing the French option,
but it may be dangerously dependent on the whims of French
government. The debate in these terms is legitimate and there are
good arguments on both sides. But any decision cannot be made
without a rigorous technical evaluation."
White