Condor Não-Letal or Condor Tecnologias Não-Letais, is a Brazilian company of the

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and non-lethal weaponry. Its portfolio includes several non-lethal products such as

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, tear gas grenades, impact and morale grenades, tear gas grenade launchers, disabling electroshock devices, and pyrotechnics for signaling and rescue. About 50% of Condor's non-lethal weapons production is exported to countries in

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and the

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History

Founded in 1985 by a former director of Química Tupan, a former supplier of landmines to the

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, on the same site as the old factory, Condor became the first specialized manufacturer of non-lethal weaponry to set up shop in Brazil. In 2001, it exported its armaments for the first time, under order from the Brazilian Army for a

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mission in

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. In 2003, in the book "Non-Lethal Weapons," U.S. Colonel

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, a consultant to the

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and former commander of the

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in the

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, mentioned the manufacturer and its armaments in the book.

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* Firearm manufacturers of Brazil Defence companies of Brazil Companies based in Rio de Janeiro (state) Manufacturing companies established in 1985 1985 establishments in Brazil Brazilian brands {{Brazil-company-stub