The IMBEL MD97 is a Brazilian assault rifle used by the Brazilian Army, Special Forces, and

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forces.

History

The MD97 is a selective-fire or semi-automatic assault rifle that has been produced by

IMBEL Indústria de Material Bélico do Brasil (IMBEL; en, Brazilian War Material Industry) is a Ministry of Defence quango, founded in 1975, which coordinates industrial activity related to the planning and production of war material through the t ...

in Brazil since 1997. It is based upon the

IMBEL MD2 The IMBEL MD series (MD-1, MD-2, MD-3 and the recent MD-4) of assault rifles are the standard-issue rifles of the Brazilian Army. History These rifles are manufactured by IMBEL (''Indústria de Material Bélico do Brasil'') and are based on the ...

, which is itself based upon the

FN FAL The FAL (a French acronym for (English: "Light Automatic Rifle")), is a battle rifle designed in Belgium by Dieudonné Saive and manufactured by FN Herstal (simply known as FN). During the Cold War the FAL was adopted by many countries of th ...

Variants

* MD97L- standard full-size, selective-fire version for use with Brazilian Army. * MD97LM- MD97L with the addition of MIL-STD-1913 rails for mounting scopes and tactical attachments intended for use by Brazilian Special forces. * MD97LC- compact, semi-automatic only version for use with domestic police forces.

Users

* ** Brazilian Army **

Military Police of Rio de Janeiro State The Military Police of Rio de Janeiro State ( pt, Polícia Militar do Estado do Rio de Janeiro) (PMERJ) like other military polices in Brazil is a reserve and ancillary force of the Brazilian Army, and part of the System of Public Security and B ...

Military Police of São Paulo State The Polícia Militar do Estado de São Paulo (''São Paulo State Military Police'') is a law enforcement agency (Military Police (Brazil)) of the military kind in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. It is the largest state police force in the count ...

Military Police of Espírito Santo State The Polícia Militar do Estado do Espírito Santo ("Military Police of the State of Espírito Santo"), also known as PMES, is a law enforcement organization that serves the Brazilian state of Espírito Santo. History The PMES was established on ...

** Military Brigade of Rio Grande do Sul **

Military Police of Paraná State The Military Police are reserve and ancillary forces of the Brazilian Army, and part of the System of Public Security and Brazilian Social Protection. Its members are called Military's States. The primary mission of PMPR is the ostensible and pr ...

National Public Security Force The National Public Security Force ( pt, Força Nacional de Segurança Pública) was created in 2004 and is headquartered in Brasília, in the Federal District, as a joint cooperation of various Brazilian Public Safety forces, co-ordinated by ...

References

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