IMBEL
Indústria de Material Bélico do Brasil (IMBEL; English: 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 transfer of technology and the financial and technical support of new military development. == History == === Background === The company has its roots from 1808, when the King of Portugal, Dom João VI, created the Real Fábrica de Pólvora (English: Royal Gunpowder Factory), established in the area where the Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon Farm was located.