His name was EE-T2 Osório, and unfortunately, only one unit was built.
The story behind the failure.
Back in the 80's, Saudi Arabia wanted to renew its army, and they had a lot of money for it. Engesa, seeing the opportunity with both the Arabs and the Brazilian Army, decided they would invest 50 million dollars on the project. The prototype build was sent along with the Challenger from Britain, the American M1 Abrams, and the French AMX-40. After the tests, the Brazillian MBT had won.During the period, Brazilian military government then changed to a civil government, that leaned towards USSR. Because of these changes, neither the Brazilian Army nor Saudi Arabia signed a contract, and Engesa, with a massive amount of debt went bankrupt. In the end, US got the contract with the M1 Abrams.
The full story: Osorio Main Battle Tank | Military-Today.com
The story behind the failure.
Back in the 80's, Saudi Arabia wanted to renew its army, and they had a lot of money for it. Engesa, seeing the opportunity with both the Arabs and the Brazilian Army, decided they would invest 50 million dollars on the project. The prototype build was sent along with the Challenger from Britain, the American M1 Abrams, and the French AMX-40. After the tests, the Brazillian MBT had won.During the period, Brazilian military government then changed to a civil government, that leaned towards USSR. Because of these changes, neither the Brazilian Army nor Saudi Arabia signed a contract, and Engesa, with a massive amount of debt went bankrupt. In the end, US got the contract with the M1 Abrams.
The full story: Osorio Main Battle Tank | Military-Today.com