Omega Research Foundation list of equipment, including tear gas grenades, 37/38mm tear gas ammunition, chemical irritant aerosol sprays, batons and handcuffs.157 In a letter to IDL Reporteros dated 2 March 2015, FAME reportedly informed the media outlet that the contract with Falken S.A. had not been renewed and FAME was evaluating companies with a view to collaborating for the production and/or assembly of ‘non-lethal’ equipment.158 Venezuela: Falken S.A. also has a form of licensed production agreement with the Venezuelan state-owned company CAVIM for, inter alia, the production, assembly, import, export and trade of riot control and chemical products.159 This agreement is ongoing according to CAVIM’s website, and has reportedly been in place since 2005.160 Private companies While many of the South American companies trading in law enforcement equipment are agents and distributors, there are a growing number of privately-owned manufacturers. Collecting data on these companies is difficult and it can be hard to distinguish which products companies manufacture and which they purchase elsewhere. Many companies have very little publicly-available information and some company websites are password-protected. Omega has identified private companies producing law enforcement equipment in Argentina and Brazil, South America’s largest producer of law enforcement equipment. This report does not seek to name every company involved in the trade of law enforcement equipment, instead, the following provide examples of companies producing a variety of law enforcement equipment in South America. Argentinian manufacturers of metal handcuffs include Sabado Ursi S.A. and Fundas Argentinas S.R.L. (also called Houston Fundas). Brazilian manufacturers include:    Condor Tecnologias Não-Letais (Condor) - projectile electric shock stun guns, less-lethal launchers, stun grenades, kinetic impact ammunition and chemical irritants delivered by grenade, aerosol or firearm cartridge/canister.161 Indios Pirotecnia (Indios) - CS gas grenades, stun grenades, 37/38mm kinetic impact ammunition which fires multiple projectiles and 37/38mm CS gas ammunition.162 RJC Defesa e Aeroespecial Ltda (RJC) - OC aerosol sprayers ranging in size from 25 to 350 grams.163 157 IDL Reporteros, Convenio FAME Falken, <http://www.scribd.com/doc/257191855/Convenio-Fame-Falken> [accessed 1 June 2016]. 158 IDL Reporteros, Carta – Comunicado FAME, <http://www.scribd.com/doc/257838531/Carta-ComunicadoFAME> [accessed 1 June 2016]. 159 CAVIM, ‘FALKEN S.A’ <http://www.cavim.com.ve/index.php/alianzas/falken> [accessed 1 June 2015]. 160 Lisseth Boon and Cristina González, ‘Brasil vende casi todas las bombas lacrimógenas’, Últimas Noticias, 23 March 2014 <http://www.ultimasnoticias.com.ve/noticias/actualidad/investigacion/video---brasil-vende-casitodas-las-bombas-lacrimo.aspx> [accessed 1 June 2016]. 161 Condor Non-Lethal Technologies <http://www.condornaoletal.com.br/eng/produtos.php> [accessed 1 June 2016]. 162 Indios Pirotecnia, ‘Catalogo Técnico Militar’, <https://media.wix.com/ugd/a5801a_369dba91d6cb4e83b370c24fe807e5b9.pdf> [accessed 01 June 2016]. 163 RJC Defesa Aeroespacial <http://www.rjc.com.br/Seguraca%20-%20espagidordegaspimenta.html> [accessed 1 June 2016]. 36