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Civil unrest such as in Brazil and other Latin American countries is seen as a boon for the non-lethal weapons manufacturers. Governments' response to Arab Spring democracy movements in the Middle East and Africa have also generated new demand for non-lethal weaponry acquisitions by beleaguered rulers in those areas.

Urban violence, including student protests in Brazil and Chile and labor revolts in Argentina, have proven a boon to the non-lethal weapons manufacturing industry, which remains concentrated in the West. But the rise of new manufacturing capacity elsewhere, including Latin America and China and other countries in East Asia, is seen likely to buck that trend.

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"The change in the nature of warfare from conventional to insurgency and war in urban terrain has been a driving factor for the non-lethal weapons sector," said MarketsandMarkets, which published the report.

"The sector is highly competitive with a host of industry participants vying for contracts, and austerity in most Western countries is expected to increase competition," the report said.

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