Nobody really knows what it is. There are suggestions that this is from an underground workshop, but I highly doubt it. The construction looks too professional to be something from the favelas.
The rifle resembles a SIG SG530/Beretta AR70, the magazine release looks IMI Galil. Furniture appears to be polymer resin, and the color is similar to the INSAS. The upper has FN FAL/Imbel MD97 like sights, and the top even has rail sections for optics. The magazine is proprietary, and appears to be in 5.56x45 profile. Folding stock is FAMAE SG540 like. Fire selector/safety is on the left side, charging handle is on the right.
Based on these design characteristics, this rifle was possibly made in the 1980-90s. I suspect this is something from the very region. Brazil has a rich firearms manufacturing history, so it is very likely a domestic product. But I am not ruling out that it could be from a neighboring country also. FAMAE of Chile is my closest bet on the maker, as they make SIG pattern rifles.
So what is the back story behind this mysterious rifle? Could this be made by Imbel or Taurus? A locally produced prototype AR70 pattern rifle?
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