Following is a list of recent military purchases by Latin American countries, gathered by El Nuevo Herald from published reports. Some of the deals have not been completed, and some may have fallen through after they were announced.

VENEZUELA

from Russia:

92 T-72 battle tanks

24 Sukhoi 24 fighters

Attack helicopters

S-300 long-range anti-aircraft missiles

SAM-24 man-portable anti aircraft missiles

1000,000 Kalashnikov assault rifles

Munitions factory.

from China:

10 JYL-1 radars.

BRAZIL

4 Scorpene class diesel-electric submarines

1 nuclear-powered submarine

4 patrol boats

250 Leopard 1 battle tanks

36 combat jets

50 medium-lift helicopters

CHILE

12 Super Tucano turboprops

12-24 F-16s jets

2 Scorpene-class submarines

ECUADOR

6 Mirage 50 jets donated by Venezuela

12 Atlas Cheetah jets

24 Super Tucanos

7 surveillance drones

2 helicopters

2 frigates

2 refits of submarines

COLOMBIA

25 Super Tucanos

15 Black Hawk helicopters

13 Kfir jets

PERU

4 Lupo-class frigates

Sea King helicopters

BOLIVIA

6 K-8 Karakorum jet trainers

3 helicopters

Percent of Gross National Product devoted to the military:

Colombia 4.0

Chile 3.4

Ecuador 2.9

Bolivia 1.7

Brazil 2.5

Venezuela 1.3

Uruguay 1.3

Peru 1.2

Paraguay .8

Argentina .8