The US has approved a $330 million sale of 100 Stinger missiles to Brazil, a shift to Western air defense aimed at guarding borders from cartel flights.

The US has approved a $330 million sale of 100 Stinger missiles to Brazil, a shift to Western air defense aimed at guarding borders from cartel flights.

The US has cleared a $330m sale of Stinger missiles to Brazil, framing it as anti-drug, but the weapon is built to down aircraft, not chase traffickers.