SAO PAULO, Dec 20 (Reuters) - Brazil's challenge of Canadian state support for Bombardier Inc BBDb.TO at the World Trade Organization is "necessary," the chief executive of Embraer SA EMBR3.SA said on Tuesday.
Brazil said on Monday it had authorized WTO proceedings against Canada over $2.5 billion in support for Bombardier from the province of Quebec. Brazil's Embraer CEO Paulo Cesar Silva told journalists that Canadian government help brought the rival planemaker back from near bankruptcy.