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Indústria de Material Bélico do Brasil
Company type
Joint Stock
Industry
Defense
Founded
1934; 90 years ago (1934)
Headquarters
Piquete, Brazil
Key people
Guido Amin Naves[1]
Products
Small arms, and ammunition
Revenue
R$115 million (2022)[1]
Operating income
R$30 million (2022)[1]
Net income
R$83 million (2022)[1]
Number of employees
1,912 (2022)[1][2]
Website
www.imbel.gov.br
Indústria de Material Bélico do Brasil[3] (IMBEL; English: Brazilian War Material Industry[4][3]) is a Ministry of Defence quango, founded in 1975, which coordinates industrial activity related to the planning and production of war material through the transfer of technology and the financial and technical support of new military development.[clarification needed]
^ abcde"Panorama das Estatais" [Overview of state-owned companies]. MCTI (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-07-25.
^"Boletim das Empresas Estatais" [State-owned Enterprises Newsletter] (PDF). gov.br (in Brazilian Portuguese) (21). Federal government of Brazil: 28. 2022.
^ ab"Brazilian Army Receives First Batch of IA2 Rifles -". 18 March 2022.
^"Industry of War Material of Brazil / Ind?stria de Material B?co do".
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Global Information
R$115 million (2022)[1]