On an official visit, Macron does not despair of selling Rafales to Brazil. The French president expressed his desire to relaunch Rafale purchase discussions through the Brazilian government.
The two countries will also cooperate on a “new submarine program”, notably nuclear-powered, they are also working together on the construction of helicopters, he declined. A visit after “difficult’ years under far-right President Jair Bolsonaro (2019-2022), he said to the French community in Sao Paulo.