Brazilian Armed Forces

Brazilian Armed Forces Forças Armadas Brasileiras
Seal of the Brazilian Armed Forces
Service branches	Brazilian Army Brazilian Navy 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	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  Canada  Colombia  Russia  Israel  United Kingdom  Sweden  India  Italy  China
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
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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 second 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.