Avibras delivers first batch of ammunition to the Army after resuming activities in Jacareí, SP

Avibras delivers the first batch of ammunition to the Army after resuming activities in Jacareí, SP — Photo: Disclosure/Avibras

Avibras Aeroco delivered, this Tuesday (6), the first batch of ammunition to the Brazilian Army since the resumption of the company's activities. The delivery was made to the Missile and Rocket Logistics Center, in Formosa (GO), five months after the manufacturer restarted operations in Jacareí, in the interior of São Paulo.

According to the company, during this period production areas were reactivated, professionals were hired and activities in the supply chain were resumed. Avibras did not inform, in the note released this Tuesday, the quantity or type of ammunition delivered.

The manufacturer informed that the production and delivery of the batch are part of the resumption of the company's operations, which began to use the name Avibras Aeroco in 2026.

Avibras entered judicial recovery in 2022, in the midst of a financial crisis. That year, around 400 workers were fired and the company reported having a debt of approximately R$600 million.

Delays in wages led employees to a strike that lasted more than three years. The resumption of activities began to materialize in May 2026, when the Jacareí unit returned to operating with around 480 employees.

In the same period, Avibras Aeroco was accredited by the Ministry of Defense as a Strategic Defense Company (EED).

In July, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) visited the factory in Jacareí and stated that the government intended to increase government orders for the company.

The company is also at the center of a sale operation to a structure linked to the brothers Joesley and Wesley Batista. The General Superintendence of the Administrative Council for Economic Defense (Cade) approved the operation, but the completion of the transaction still depends on the steps foreseen in the process.

What Avibras produces

The company, founded in 1961 by engineers from the Technological Institute of Aeronautics (ITA), operates in the Defense and aerospace sectors.

Among the main products is the ASTROS system, used by the Brazilian Army in Missile and Rocket Artillery. The company also develops missiles, rockets and anti-aircraft defense systems.

In the space area, Avibras operates in the development of rocket engines, propulsion systems, electronics and suborbital vehicles.

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