Santo Domingo. – Brazil’s weapons industry mulls the possibility of setting up shop in the country with an ammunitions factory and other military gear, for which a delegation will come to Santo Domingo, revealed ambassador Joao Carneiro Da Cunha yesterday.

The diplomat also announced the arrival of three more Super Tucano intercept planes by the end of August, part of the eight the Dominican Government bought from Brazil’s aviation giant Embraer for more than US$90 million.

The diplomat, speaking to news source eldia.com.do after meeting with Armed Forces minister Joaquin Perez, said both governments would hammer out the details to implement that type of agreement. “We are examining the possibility of an agreement in the military camp and address what’s the interest for the Armed Forces.”

He said senior Dominican military officials, starting with Perez, are satisfied action of the planes he called effective in the fight against drug trafficking, because once they became operational the flow of narcotics has significantly decreased

Da Cunha, whose statement is the first formal data on the possibility of opening  the munitions factory after Brazil Defense minister Nelson Jobim’s official visit to the country, said that he will relay to his Government every aspect of the potential deal with the Dominican authorities. “We are trying to get the Brazilian industry to come here to study the possibility of making equipment and ammunition.”