Tools of Torture and Repression in South America foreign companies. For example, in 2013 Indumil’s foreign clients included Israeli company IWI (spare parts for ACE rifle) and South African company Denel (spare parts for the AR rifle), as well as the Ecuadorian State-owned Santa Barbara Munitions (9 mm ammunition).172 Brazil publishes more extensive information on exporting companies. This, along with Brazil’s status as the largest regional manufacturer of law enforcement equipment, are the reasons for focussing on Brazilian companies below. Much of the information pertains to Condor due to its global reach and the range of law enforcement equipment it produces. Illustrative example of intra-regional transfers Condor Non-Lethal Technologies (Brazil): According to reports, 60% of the 2,310 tear gas cartridges collected following an intervention by Venezuelan National Police and National Guard during a student protest in March 2014 were manufactured by Condor.173 Official information indicates Condor exported goods to Venezuela for up to USD 11 million between 2010 and 2011.174 According to its updated acquisition plan,175 the Colombian National Police bought law enforcement equipment including chemical irritant grenades and 37/38 mm and 40 mm cartridges, launchers and stun grenades from Condor annually from 2011-2014 for a total of COP 5,835,839,145 (approx. USD 1,894,027)176. The Colombian riot control agency, ESMAD, uses Condor launchers (model numbers AM 640 and AM 637), CS grenades (model number GL 300), CS 40 mm cartridges (model number GL 202) and stun grenades (model number GL 700).177 There is also direct evidence of South American law enforcement equipment having been sold and used in other regions. The following table contains information on the total exports of three Brazilian companies: Taurus, Condor and Indios. 172 INDUMIL, Informe de Gestión 2014, p. 22. ‘Brasil Principal Proveedor de Lacrimógeno En Venezuela’, El Economista, 24 March 2014, <http://eleconomista.com.mx/industria-global/2014/03/24/brasil-principal-proveedor-lacrimogenovenezuela> [accessed 1 June 2016]. 174 Ministério do Desenvolvimento, Indústria e Comércio Exterior, <http://www.mdic.gov.br//sitio/interna/interna.php?area=5&menu=1444&refr=603> [accessed 24/11/2015]. Please note that a more exact figure could not be obtained due to the lack of specificity of the statistics available. 175 Policía Nacional, Procedimiento: Formular y Evaluar Proyectos de Inversión (2011-2015) <https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwic 5LCmxqbJAhWLfhoKHRegDPIQFgghMAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Foasportal.policia.gov.co%2Fportal%2Fpage%2F portal%2FCONTRATACION%2FPlan_de_compras%2FVIGENCIA%2520ACTUAL%2Fplan-adqusiciones-inversion2015.xlsx&usg=AFQjCNGQY1bKUEEsVMRvTYzcYrPZPDBOyg&sig2=k2RgW2L6ORDQzZT0xc0mMA&bvm=bv.108 194040,d.d2s> [accessed 23 November 2015]. 176 All conversions in this report were calculated on 23/11/2015. 177 Óscar Sánchez Oviedo, ‘El ESMAD por dentro,’ Reportajes, 2 December 2014, <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cejeuSf7TDA> [accessed 1 June 2016]. 173 39