Brazilian Ambassador to Russia Jose Vallim Guerreiro told RIA Novosti that his country is to purchase the Pantsir air defense system as early as in the first half of 2016.
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Guerreiro had said earlier this year that the contract was to be signed this year. The tight fiscal situation in Brazil had prompted the delay.
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