Brazilian Militia

The Brazilian Militia (pronouced mi-lish-a) is an enemy faction in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. They reside in Rio De Janeiro where they come into conflict with Task Force 141. They are also a playable multiplayer faction. Their faction symbol is a blood-red right-hand print. Rather than a real, official militia, they are little more than a criminal gang, albeit a very large and well armed one, sporting a colorful mix of civilian garb and military hardware.

Unlike common gangs, the Militia is very well armed and numbers in the hundreds. It is likely that they comprise the entire gangster population of Rio. Though not the most efficient soldiers, they are sufficiently well-equipped and well-led to prove a very serious threat to Task Force 141, using their numbers and their knowledge of the terrain to their advantage. Some think Alejandro Rojas, their main supplier, struck a deal of some sort with them, since they protected him when he was hunted down by the Task Force 141, or they may have thought that Task Force 141 is there for the simple mission of killing them.

Some mistake them to be allied with Vladimir Makarov and the Russian Ultranationalists, although that it is unlikely. Their only connection to them is through Rojas, who supplied Makarov the weapons for the terrorist attack in Russia. They use weapons built locally in Brazil, such as the FAL, and Russian weaponry such as the AK-47. They also use attack dogs. In battle they are deceptively formidable tacticians, and will frequently attempt to ambush or flank the player. But also at the same time, they blind fire frequently and run straight through fire to their deaths.

Assault Rifles

 * AK-47
 * FAL

Submachine Guns

 * MP5k
 * Mini-Uzi

Machine Guns

 * RPD

Sniper Rifles

 * Dragunov

Machine Pistols

 * G18

Shotguns

 * Model 1887
 * Ranger
 * Masterkey

Handguns

 * Desert Eagle
 * M1911 (Seen in Takedown, unusable, though the snipers each have one in their holsters)
 * M9 (Seen in Takedown)

Launchers

 * RPG-7
 * GP-25
 * Thumper
 * javlin

Singleplayer

 * A polícia deve ter contratado matadores gringos para seu trabalho sujo! - "The police must have hired Yankee killers to do the dirty work!"
 * Vamos capturar ele, a gente pode pedir resgate - "Let's capture him, we may ransom him."
 * A armadura deles é muito dura, atira na cabeça - "Their armor is too hard, shoot them in the head!"
 * Sai da frente,vou atirar uma granada! - "Get out of the way, I'm going to throw a grenade!" (Just before throwing one)
 * Ele foi atingido! - "He's been hit!" (One of their own)
 * Tá pensando que invade a minha favela assim? - "You think you can invade my favela just like that?"
 * Estamos perdendo muitos homens! - "We're losing too many men!"
 * You lost?
 * Open fire!
 * I see him.
 * You should never have come here!
 * You never learn do you?
 * I'm going to cut your tongue off!
 * Watch out!
 * He's Dead!
 * He's been shot!
 * I'm moving!
 * I got him!

Multiplayer

 * Granada! - When enemy throws a grenade.
 * Atirando uma granada de luz! - When throwing a flashbang.
 * Apareceu de repente! - When someone appears.
 * Atirando uma granada de mão - When throwing a grenade.
 * Golpeando com espada - When planting a Claymore.
 * Implementando C-Quatro (C4)! - When planting C4.
 * Atirando C-Quatro (C4)! - When throwing C4.
 * Trocando de arma - When changing the weapon.
 * Me dê cobertura, estou recarregando - When reloading.
 * Alvo atingido - Killed enemy target.
 * Alvo neutralizado - Neutralized enemy target.
 * "Take them down." - Start of match
 * "Our strength is unmatched, well done." - When Militia win in Multiplayer
 * "Your work is appreciated, well done." - When Militia win in Multiplayer
 * "Defeated, learn from this." - When Militia lose in Multiplayer
 * "Defeated, don't let this happen again." - When Militia lose in Multiplayer
 * "Success! Well done." - When Militia win in Multiplayer
 * "Tactical Nuke ready for launch." - When the nuke is obtained
 * "Tactical Nuke incoming!" - When a friendly nuke is activated
 * "Enemy Nuke incoming, it's over." - When a enemy nuke is launched

Trivia

 * The characters are not using a "carioca" accent, they are using a "paulistano" accent, an accent particular to people from São Paulo, instead of Rio de Janeiro.
 * Some of phrases are actually in Spanish, not Portuguese, even though the official language of Brazil is Portuguese.
 * Most of the phrases spoken by the Militia are literal and poor translations from English to Brazilian Portuguese. While most of their meaning can be understood by native speakers, to brazilians they sound the equivalent of "engrish".
 * A few translation mistakes in Multiplayer battlechatters:
 * 1) When the character is about to throw a flashbang he yells: "Apareceu de repente!" (Appeared all of a sudden!) or "atirando uma granada de mão" (Throwing a hand grenade). However, when he throws a fragmentation grenade he says: Atirando uma granada de luz! (Throwing a flash grenade or flashbang). This could be a mistake from the file organizer who does not actually know the language, as the two files are swapped.
 * 2) When the character is about to plant a claymore he yells: "golpeando com espada!" (Striking with a sword!). Presumably, the translators confused the claymore mine with the Claymore sword.
 * 3) When the character is about to reload he yells: "trocando de arma!" (changing weapon). This is a mistake from the "changing mag" yell.
 * The Militia's Technicals machine gun's use sign shows a M249 but it actually is a M2 machine gun.
 * In the Campaign and Spec-Ops they ignore nearby civilians, shooting through them as they attack the Task Force.
 * Their Symbol looks very similar to the symbol of the Marauders from Red Faction: Guerrilla.
 * Sometimes, the militia soldiers yell in Portuguese "A polícia deve ter contratado matadores gringos para seu trabalho sujo!" which means "The police must have hired foreign killers to do the dirty work!", believing the Task Force to be mercenaries.
 * In multiplayer, shown in first person, the militia are wearing combat gloves. However if viewed in third person, they do not. The BradyGames strategy guide contains some pre-release images of the militia with gloveless first person hands.
 * Some Militia are seen wearing soccer strips with the Brazilian flag on them, making a reference to Brazil's love of soccer.
 * Some of the Militia members may look quite amusing in the multiplayer, wearing sunglasses and clothing like bright pink shirts with white flowers and other, very non- militaristic looking equipment.
 * The Militia also seem to be quite cocky at times, as they say things such as 'you lost?' sometimes when the player cannot find them in the favela.
 * The Riot Shield and sniper models for the Militia both sport of form of Blue Camouflage.
 * It is unknown who voices them for Multiplayer. It's probably Alejandro Rojas or an unnamed militia gunman, or possibly even Rojas's Assistant. It could even be the official leader of the militia itself, if there is one.
 * The emblem of the faction can be unlocked in multiplayer by earning the "Streaker" challenge.
 * In multiplayer, the Militia Riot Shield model is the only one to actually be seen to wear some sort of armor. This is most likely so because every other faction's Riot Shield models resemble Juggernauts, with tough armor. However, this has no effect on how much damage they can absorb. Additionally, Militia Riot Shield users also sport bright blue helmets.
 * No matter which map you play, if you are the Militia you are going to be fighting Task Force 141.
 * The phrase- A armadura deles é muito dura, atira na cabeça - "Their armor is too hard, shoot them in the head!" probably refers to the amount of health the player has. Or the fact that Task Force 141 probably would have on some sort of Kevlar.
 * The Militia is the only enemy faction in the campaign of Modern Warfare 2 that use the Ranger.
 * Humorously the Militia is able to afford multiplayer killstreaks, such as harriers, helicopters, AC-130s and even nuclear weaponry, but was obviously done to keep the gameplay fair.
 * The sound files related to the militia have the prefix *PG* which is an abbreviation of Portugal. instead of beginning with BZ,MI, Etc., which would have been abbreviations for Brazil, Militia, and so on.
 * Their victory music can be heard in the ending of The Hornet's Nest when Roach jumps for the helicopters rope ladder.
 * Some of Militia soldiers can be seen wearing a Boca Juniors soccer shirt, an Argentine team. An oversight on the part of the developers considering the longstanding rivalry between Brazilians and Argentines (think England and France).
 * They are the first faction to be from Latin America.