A Dassault's Rafale performs its flying display at the 48th International Paris Air Show at Le Bourget airport earlier this year. Brazil is to buy 36 high-performance Rafale fighter jets from France in a deal worth billions of dollars, both countries said in a joint statement. France will also buy 10 military transport aircraft from Brazil, it said.

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