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 | |
| Headquarters | Ministry 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 age | 18–45 years of age for compulsory military service |
| Conscription | 10 to 12 months |
| Active personnel | 360,000 |
| Reserve personnel | 340,000 |
| Expenditures | |
| Budget | US$14.3 billion (2023) (ranked 17th) |
| Percent of GDP | 0.6% (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 | |
| Related articles | |
| History | Military history of Brazil Warfare directory of Brazil Wars involving Brazil Battles involving Brazil |
| Ranks | Military 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).