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Armed Forces of Brazil

Brazilian Armed Forces
Forças Armadas Brasileiras
Forcas armadas.jpg
Seal of the Brazilian Armed Forces
Service branches Coat of arms of the Brazilian Army.svg Brazilian Army
Coat of arms of the Brazilian Navy.svg Brazilian Navy
COA of Brazilian Air Force.svg Brazilian Air Force
Headquarters Ministry of Defense, Brasília
Leadership
Commander-in-Chief President Michel Temer
Minister of Defense Raul Jungmann
Joint Staff of the Armed Forces AlmiranteMB.png Admiral Ademir Sobrinho
Manpower
Military age 18–45 years of age for compulsory military service
Conscription 9 to 12 months
Available for
military service
53,350,703 males, age 19–49 (2010),
53,433,919 females, age 19–49 (2010)
Fit for
military service
38,993,989 males, age 19–49 (2010),
44,841,661 females, age 19–49 (2010)
Reaching military
age annually
1,733,168 males (2010),
1,672,477 females (2010)
Active personnel 318,450(2014) (ranked 14th)
Reserve personnel 1,340,000(2014) (ranked 5th)
Expenditures
Budget US$31.5 billion(2013) (ranked 12th)
Percent of GDP 1.4%(2013)
Industry
Domestic suppliers
Embraer
Avibras
NUCLEP
CBC
IMBEL
Taurus
Helibras
EMGEPRON
Agrale
Mectron
Aero Bravo
Iveco Brazil
MAN Latin America
Odebrecht
Indústria Aeronáutica Neiva
Troller
INACE
Usiminas
XMobots
Condor S/A
Foreign suppliers  United States
 France
 Germany
 Spain
 Colombia
 Russia
 Israel
 United Kingdom
 Sweden
 Italy
Annual exports  Colombia
 Argentina
 Indonesia
 Paraguay
 Uruguay
 Mauritania
 Ecuador
 Honduras
 Bolivia
 Chile
 Algeria
 Angola
 Suriname
 Namibia
 Burkina Faso
 Tunisia
 Pakistan
 Zimbabwe
 Libya
 Lebanon
 Malaysia
 Singapore
 Haiti
 Poland
Related articles
History "Brazilian Military History"
French Invasion
Dutch Invasion
Guaraní War
Invasion of Cayenne
Banda Oriental Conquest
War of Independence
Confederation of the Equator
Mercenary Revolt
Cisplatine War
Malê Revolt
Cabanagem Revolt
Ragamuffin War

Balaiada Revolt
Praieira revolt
Platine War
Uruguayan War
Paraguayan War
Naval Revolt
Federalist War

War of Canudos
Contestado War
World War I
Lieutenant Revolts
Revolution of 1930
Paulista War

World War II
Lobster War
Operation Popeye
Operation Power Pack
Araguaia guerrilla
Traira operation
Rio de Janeiro Security Crisis
MINUSTAH
Ranks Military ranks of Brazil

The Brazilian Armed Forces (Portuguese: Forças Armadas Brasileiras, IPA: [ˈfoʁsɐz ɐʁˈmadɐz bɾaziˈlejɾɐs]) is the unified military organization comprising the Brazilian Army (including the Brazilian Army Aviation), the Brazilian Navy (including the Brazilian Marine Corps and Brazilian Naval Aviation) and the Brazilian Air Force.

Brazil's armed forces are the third largest in the Americas, after the United States and Colombia, and the largest in Latin America by the level of military equipment, with 318,480 active-duty troops and officers. With no serious external or internal threats, the armed forces are searching for a new role. They are expanding their presence in the Amazon under the Northern Corridor (Calha Norte) program. In 1994 Brazilian troops joined United Nations (UN) peacekeeping forces in five countries. Brazilian soldiers have been in Haiti since 2004 leading the United Nations Stabilization Mission (MINUSTAH).

The Brazilian military, especially the army, has become more involved in civic-action programs, education, health care, and constructing roads, bridges, and railroads across the nation. Although the 1988 constitution preserves the external and internal roles of the armed forces, it places the military under presidential authority. Thus, the new charter changed the manner in which the military could exercise its moderating power.

The Armed Forces of Brazil are divided into 3 branches:

The Military Police (state police) alongside the Military Firefighters Corps are described as an auxiliary and reserve force of the Army. All military branches are part of the Ministry of Defence.


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