Brazil delivers warplanes to Colombia, FARC upset

Brazil delivers warplanes to Colombia, FARC upset

GAVIAO PEIXOTO, Brazil: Brazil delivered five military planes to Colombia on Thursday in a move that Colombia’s biggest rebel group characterized as meddling in its four-decade fight to establish a socialist state.

The Super Tucano turboprop planes, made by Embraer, are part of a bigger order of 25 aircraft worth $235 million.

Brazil uses them for training pilots and surveillance over its vast Amazon region, which borders Colombia.

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