Inauguration of Gripen production line in Brazil
Fotograf: Saab AB
The event was attended by civil and military authorities, as well as representatives from various sectors of Brazilian society. The President of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, participated in the ceremony, together with the Minister of Defense, José Mucio Monteiro Filho and the Brazilian Air Force Commander, Air Force General Marcelo Kanitz Damasceno, Swedish Minister of Civil Defence, Carl-Oskar Bohlin, Saab CEO Micael Johansson among others.