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Soon the end of the Cold War brought lots of surplus MBTs on the market and left the program with no prospects. After being stalled by Engesa's bankruptcy filing in 1993, it was finally scrapped following the collapse of Brazilian armored vehicle industry in the late 1990s. [5] The 105mm prototype now lives in the Military Museum Conde de Linhares, whilst the 120 mm prototype resides in the Armored Instruction Center, both in Rio de Janeiro. [7] Users [ edit ] a b c d Gelbart, Marsh (1996). Tanks main battle and light tanks. Brassey’s UK Ltd. pp. 13–14. ISBN 1-85753-168-X. Conca, Ken (1998). "Between Global Markets and Domestic Politics: Brazil's Military-Industrial Collapse". Review of International Studies. 24 (4): 499–513. doi: 10.1017/S0260210598004999. JSTOR 20097547. S2CID 145253135. Kapstein, Ethan B. "The Brazilian Defense Industry and the International System." Political Science Quarterly 105, no. 4 (1990): 579-96. Accessed November 28, 2020. doi:10.2307/2150936.
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