UK and french defence giants are manoeuvring themselves into contention for lucrative naval contracts on offer by Brazil, which has the largest and fastest growing defence budget in Latin America. The Marinha do Brasil has a 20-year plan to buy 30 new ships to replace its ageing fleet. At the top of the agenda is a requirement for five frigates, five offshore patrol vessels and a logistics ship. Although a non-binding agreement was recently signed with Italy to meet the requirement, and with France already well-placed, having secured a deal to oversee the indigenous build of Scorpene submarines, the recent elections for the presidency could level the playing field.
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机译：英国和法国的国防大国正在争夺巴西提供的有利可图的海军合同的争端，巴西的国防预算是拉丁美洲最大，增长最快的。 Marinha do Brasil制定了20年计划，购买30艘新船，以替换老化的船队。首要任务是需要五艘护卫舰，五艘海上巡逻舰和一艘物流船。尽管最近与意大利签署了一项无约束力的协议来满足这一要求，并且与法国已经处于有利地位，已经获得了监督本土建造的corp蝎型核潜艇的协议，但最近的总统选举可以为公平竞争提供条件。
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