Indios Pirotecnia Ltda
According to a guide to defence companies and products published
by the Brazilian Ministry of Defence, Indios Pirotecnia Ltda supplies
several foreign armed forces including Chile, Argentina, Peru, Colombia,
Paraguay, Turkey, Tunisia, Bangladesh, Thailand, Egypt, and the United
Arab Emirates190.
Poly Defensor
Poly Defensor has a subsidiary company in the USA and exports around
the world including to the UK, China, Singapore and India191
RJC Defesa Aeroespacial
Ltda
RJC Defesa Aeroespacial Ltda is listed in a registry of exporting
companies published by the Ministry for Economy, Industry, Foreign
ANNEX A
BRAZILIAN EXPORTERS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT EQUIPMENT
AND WEAPONS
Algemas Brasil
On its website, Algemas Brasil claims to sell instruments of restraint
‘throughout Brazil, Latin America, the Caribbean and Central America’184.
We have been unable to verify this claim. Furthermore, Algemas Brasil
has not appeared on the Brazilian Government’s list of exporting
companies for the past several years (2012-19).
Amadeo Rossi S.A.
Metalurgica E Municoes
Although Rossi no longer produces firearms for sale in the Brazilian
market, its guns can still be found in the foreign market, made by
Amadeo Rossi (exclusively for export) or by Taurus (who owns the Rossi
brand and manufactures its short-barrelled firearms). Rossi products
are primarily sold to the civilian market.
Bélica Militar
Belica Militar are listed in a registry of exporting companies published
by the Ministry for Economy, Industry, Foreign Trade and Services185
Trade and Services 192
Taurus Armas S.A.
For details of Taurus’ exports, see the exports section above.
ER DO Brasil
ER DO Brasil claims on its website that its Knockout self-defence
spray is used by police and security forces ‘from various cities in
Brazil and abroad’. However, we have been unable to verify this claim.
Furthermore, ER DO BRASIL has not appeared on the Foreign Ministry’s
list of exporting companies for the previous three years (2016-18).
O Filizzola & Cia Ltda
O Filizzola & Cia Ltda are listed in a 2019 registry of exporters
published by the Ministry for Economy, Industry, Foreign Trade and
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Companhia Brasileira de
Cartuchos (CBC)
CBC, based in Ribeirão Pires, São Paulo, is one of the largest
manufacturers of small arms ammunition in the world, producing
a wide range of lethal and non-lethal ammunition. The CBC holding
company CBC Global Ammunition owns a number of subsidiaries,
including Magtech Ammunition (US), MEN (Germany) and Sellier &
Bellot (Czech Republic). Collectively the CBC group claims to produce
over 1.5 billion rounds of ammunition each year, with production units
in Brazil, Germany and the Czech Republic and distribution centres in
Brazil, the United States and Europe186.
Condor Tecnologias Nao
Letais
For details of Condor’s exports, see the exports section above.
E.R. Amantino Industria
de Maquinas Equ.
Accessorios e Armas
EsportivasW Ltda. (Boito)
Boito exports around 90% of the weapons it produces, mainly to the
United States187. On its website, Boito lists resellers in several other
countries, including Angola, Malawi, South Africa, Canada, Argentina,
Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, Bangladesh, Cyprus, Georgia, Lebanon,
Italy, Norway, Czech Republic, Russia, Australia, New Zealand188.
Industria De Material
Belico Do Brasil (IMBEL)
Around 60% of IMBEL’s pistols are exported to countries including the
United States, Venezuela and Uruguay189.
Services
193
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