By Gabriel Araujo SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Friday it made "no sense" for the U.S. Department of Justice to request information from Saab over Brazil's purchase of the Swedish firm's Gripen fighter jets in 2014.

The DOJ's request for information revives scrutiny of Brazil's FX-2 fighter jet procurement, although previous investigations found no wrongdoing.

The U.S. Department of Justice has requested information from Saab North America, a U.S. subsidiary of the Swedish defence equipment maker, regarding Brazil's acquisition of 36 Gripen fighter jets in 2014,