Puricelli flys to Brazil

Defence Minister Arturo Puricelli will travel to Brazil today to meet with his counterpart Celso Amorim, with whom he will analyze different issues on the bilateral agenda.

The minister will visit aeronautical company Embraer’s factory as well as the Aerospace Technology Centre tomorrow, according to the Defence Ministry.

Puricelli, who will be accompanied by the head of the Armed Forces, Brigadier General Jorge Chevalier, will leave today at 11am. The meeting with Amorim will be held tomorrow at the Defence Ministry in Brasilia.

On Wednesday, Puricelli will visit San José de Campos, where Embraer’s headquarters and the Aerospace Technology Centre are located.