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Viewing cable 08BRASILIA805, 2008 RENEWAL OF PRESIDENTIAL DETERMINATION (PD)

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
08BRASILIA805 2008-06-12 14:37 2011-07-11 00:00 SECRET Embassy Brasilia 
VZCZCXRO7683
RR RUEHRG
DE RUEHBR #0805 1641437
ZNY SSSSS ZZH
R 121437Z JUN 08
FM AMEMBASSY BRASILIA
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 1867
INFO RUEHRG/AMCONSUL RECIFE 8131
RUEHRI/AMCONSUL RIO DE JANEIRO 6253
RUEHSO/AMCONSUL SAO PAULO 2209
RUEKJCS/SECDEF WASHDC
RHEHNSC/NSC WASHDC
 
S E C R E T BRASILIA 000805 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR WHA/BSC, L, PM AND INL 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/06/2018 
TAGS: BR MOPS PREL SNAR
SUBJECT: 2008 RENEWAL OF PRESIDENTIAL DETERMINATION (PD) 
REGARDING BRAZIL'S SHOOTDOWN (ABD) PROGRAM 
 
REF: SECSTATE 54183 
 
Classified By: DCM Phillip Chicola: Reason 1.5 (d) 
 
1.  (S)  Reftel requests that post "evaluate and provide 
guidance on the following issues: 
(1) Does the USG provide assistance (funding, intelligence, 
information, equipment, training, or 
otherwise) to the GOB that could be used to locate, identify, 
track, or intercept a civil aircraft? (2) Do any  USG 
entities (corporations or individuals) provide assistance 
(funding, intelligence, information, equipment, training, or 
otherwise) to the GOB that could be used to locate, identify, 
track, or intercept a civil aircraft?"   Post is not able to 
identify USG assistance specifically being used to help 
Brazil locate, track, identify or intercept civilian 
aircraft.  DEA and INL assist Brazilian counter narcotics 
efforts but do not have determinations from their 
headquarters as to which, if any, of their programs might be 
affected.  According to agency repesentatives in Brasilia, 
DoD and the intel community do provide some information to 
Brazil on potential drug traffic which would likely be 
restricted without certification. 
 
2.  (S) Post's views on the importance of recertification 
will be reported septel.  While the specific effects of 
non-certification are a matter for Washington agencies and 
their legal advisors to determine, post believes that failing 
to provide information to Brazilian authorities would 
increase the flow of illegal drugs through Brazil.  It would 
also result in negative political fallout that would be 
contrary to overall USG policy of pursuing closer cooperation 
with Brazil, particularly in the areas of counter narcotics 
and regional security. 
SOBEL