Brazil assures Saab that transfer of control of Embraer to Boeing is off

Brazilian Defense Minister Raul Jungmann has assured Saab’s Chief Executive Officer Hakan Buskhe that Boeing’s plan to take control of Embraer is not going anywhere.

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The defense ministry said in a statement on Jan. 25 that the sale or spin-off of Embraer’s defense or commercial units are ruled out as well.

Saab was concern that any tie-up between Boeing and Embraer could result in the leak of sensitive data from the Gripen project.