BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil plans to buy 34 used anti-aircraft tanks from the German army to help bolster air defences as it prepares to hold two global sporting events and host a visit by Pope Francis.
The Brazilian army said the contract to buy the self-propelled Gepard 1A2 anti-aircraft guns would be signed in the next few days and included ordnance, maintenance and training. The value is still being negotiated, an army statement said, adding the first lot would arrive by June.
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