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Brazil, France To Sign
Agreement On Defense,
Nuclear Energy
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Brazil, France To Sign
Agreement On Defense,
Nuclear Energy
Rio de Janeiro -
Brazil and France will
sign a cooperation
agreement on defense and
nuclear energy on Dec.
23, after months of
negotiations, Brazilian
media reported Tuesday.
The agreement will
envision the
construction of five
submarines for Brazil,
one of which will be
propelled by nuclear
energy.
France will be in charge
of the submarines'
construction, while the
part involving nuclear
energy will be built by
Brazil, with French
technical cooperation.
In the civilian sector,
the two sides will
cooperate in building a
satellite network to
cover the Amazon
rainforest region to
monitor air traffic and
deforestation.
France will also help
Brazil build six to
eight nuclear power
plants.
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