Brazilian Armed Forces

The Brazilian Armed Forces (Portuguese: Forças Armadas Brasileiras, IPA: [ˈfoʁsɐz ɐʁˈmadɐz bɾaziˈlejɾɐs]) are the unified military forces of the Federative Republic of Brazil. Consisting of three service branches, it comprises 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 (including the Aerospace Operations Command).

Brazilian Armed Forces
Forças Armadas Brasileiras
Seal of the Brazilian Armed Forces
Flag of the Joint General Staff of the Armed Forces
Service branches
HeadquartersMinistry of Defense, Brasília
Leadership
Supreme Commander Lula da Silva
Minister of Defence José Múcio
Chief of the Joint Staff of the Armed Forces Renato Freire
Personnel
Military age18–45 years of age for compulsory military service
Conscription10 to 12 months
Active personnel360,000
Reserve personnel340,000
Expenditures
BudgetUS$24.7 billion (2024)
(ranked 17th)
Percent of GDP0.6% (2023)
Industry
Domestic suppliers
List
Embraer
Avibras
NUCLEP
CBC
IMBEL
Taurus
Helibras
EMGEPRON
Agrale
Mectron
Aero Bravo
Iveco Brazil
Leonardo Brazil
ICN
TKMS
MAN Latin America
Odebrecht
Indústria Aeronáutica Neiva
Troller
INACE
Usiminas
XMobots
Condor S/A
Industria Aeronáutica e Serviços - IAS
Foreign suppliers
List

 United States
 France
 Germany
 Spain
 Russia
 Japan
 Republic of Korea
 Turkey
 United Kingdom
 Sweden
 Poland
 Italy
 Australia
 Canada
 Ukraine
 India

Related articles
HistoryMilitary history of Brazil
Warfare directory of Brazil
Wars involving Brazil
Battles involving Brazil
RanksMilitary ranks of Brazil

Brazil's armed forces are the second largest in the Americas, after the United States, and the largest in Latin America and the Southern Hemisphere by the level of military equipment, with 334,500 active-duty troops and officers. Brazilian soldiers were in Haiti from 2004 until 2017, leading the United Nations Stabilization Mission (MINUSTAH).

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