Their principal products are revolvers, pistols, arms, helmets and security equipment. They employ 1,424 people. They produce carbine and rifles. They export their arms to over 70 countries. The weapon producing industry in Brazil employees about 5,000 people.
Brazil is fourth in the world with the exportation of arms.
The USA is number one with Austria and Germany in second and third places. For the gun sporting people, the practice of hunting is not related to the nation's violence because the guns they use are different than the guns people use to defend themselves. The president of the Brazilian shooting team Athos Pisoni is very worried. If the law is passed, it will be the end of the shooting sport. However he adds that if the law is passed he will support it.