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In 1970, the economy of Brazil collapsed. The collapse allowed a communist fringe party named the People's Socialist Revolutionary Party to gain control of most of the states. After the 1974 Brazilian legislative election, the People's Socialist Revolutionary Party won a majority in the Congress but lost the presidential election. The president and the Supreme Federal Court fearing a complete communist takeover of the nation, disbanded the National Congress. After weeks of civil unrest and riots, the military, led by Marshal Alejandro Juárez, overthrow the government and established a communist government under the rule of the People's Socialist Revolutionary Party. Juárez chose to rename himself Rojo Fuego and was named the party's general secretary. The Soviets were quick to establish diplomatic relations, and from 1975 until the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1999, the two had been close allies and continue to be close with Russia. During the mid-70's, the Soviets sent large amounts of military aid to Brazil, and the two shared weapons development programs, mainly reverse engineering NATO technology given to Brazil before the revolution. In 1983, the Brazilian People's Revolutionary Army replaced its FN FALs with the new M83. The M83 is a curious mix based off the Soviet standard AK-68 and the American M-16. In 1983, the Soviet Union requested support from its allies in Afghanistan. Brazil chose to provide a limited role in the conflict and was considered a part of the Limited Combative Forces. Two divisions and an unknown number of special forces were sent mainly to the southwest near the Iranian border on the Helmand River and the outskirts of Kabul. The M83 saw limited combat use until the 1989 Offensive, where the mujaheddin launched a massive offensive across all of Afghanistan in the hopes of driving the communists out. The Brazilian military sent fifeteen more divisions to defend its troops and helped take back Kabul and Zaranj. The M83 proved reliable in prolonged combat during the offensive. After the war, the Brazilian military gave one-thousand M83's to the Afghan military and was mainly issued to special forces. The few combat units who were issued M83s liked the weapon and after trials, the Afghan military order thousands more. Brazil sent over 10,000 in 1994, and in 1997 the Afghan government was given a license to produce the M83. Brazil funded the construction of a facility in Jalalabad for the Afghan military. Since the fall of the Soviet Union, Brazil has taken over in providing aid to Afghanistan, though the current war in Turkmenistan has caused Russia to pour in aid and military supplies to stop the Cabal from operating in northern Afghanistan.

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In 1970, the economy of Brazil collapsed. The collapse allowed a communist fringe party named the People's Socialist Revolutionary Party to gain control of most of the states. After the 1974 Brazilian legislative election, the People's Socialist Revolutionary Party won a majority in the Congress but lost the presidential election. The president and the Supreme Federal Court fearing a complete communist takeover of the nation, disbanded the National Congress. After weeks of civil unrest and riots, the military, led by Marshal Alejandro Juárez, overthrow the government and established a communist government under the rule of the People's Socialist Revolutionary Party. Juárez chose to rename himself Rojo Fuego and was named the party's general secretary. The Soviets were quick to establish diplomatic relations, and from 1975 until the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1999, the two had been close allies and continue to be close with Russia. During the mid-70's, the Soviets sent large amounts of military aid to Brazil, and the two shared weapons development programs, mainly reverse engineering NATO technology given to Brazil before the revolution. In 1983, the Brazilian People's Revolutionary Army replaced its FN FALs with the new M83. The M83 is a curious mix based off the Soviet standard AK-68 and the American M-16. In 1983, the Soviet Union requested support from its allies in Afghanistan. Brazil chose to provide a limited role in the conflict and was considered a part of the Limited Combative Forces. Two divisions and an unknown number of special forces were sent mainly to the southwest near the Iranian border on the Helmand River and the outskirts of Kabul. The M83 saw limited combat use until the 1989 Offensive, where the mujaheddin launched a massive offensive across all of Afghanistan in the hopes of driving the communists out. The Brazilian military sent fifeteen more divisions to defend its troops and helped take back Kabul and Zaranj. The M83 proved reliable in prolonged combat during the offensive. After the war, the Brazilian military gave one-thousand M83's to the Afghan military and was mainly issued to special forces. The few combat units who were issued M83s liked the weapon and after trials, the Afghan military order thousands more. Brazil sent over 10,000 in 1994, and in 1997 the Afghan government was given a license to produce the M83. Brazil funded the construction of a facility in Jalalabad for the Afghan military. Since the fall of the Soviet Union, Brazil has taken over in providing aid to Afghanistan, though the current war in Turkmenistan has caused Russia to pour in aid and military supplies to stop the Cabal from operating in northern Afghanistan.