| 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 for men |
| Conscription | 10 to 12 months |
| Active personnel | 376,000[1] |
| Reserve personnel | 1,340,000[1] |
| Expenditure | |
| Budget | US$24.8 billion (2023)[2] |
| Percent of GDP | 1,1% (2023) |
| Industry | |
| Domestic suppliers | |
| Foreign suppliers | |
| Related articles | |
| History | Military history of Brazil Warfare directory of Brazil Wars involving Brazil Battles involving Brazil |
| Ranks | Military ranks of Brazil |
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).[3]
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.[4][5] Brazilian soldiers were in Haiti from 2004 until 2017, leading the United Nations Stabilization Mission (MINUSTAH).[6]
- ^ a b International Institute for Strategic Studies (15 February 2023). The Military Balance 2023. London: Routledge. p. 383. ISBN 9781032508955.
- ^ "Orçamento e Finanças". Gov.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 21 July 2024.
- ^ According to article 144 of the 1988 Brazilian Constitution, the para-military Military Police alongside the Military Firefighters Corps are constitutionally considered an auxiliary and potential reserve to the Army, though subordinate to the state governors. They can, however, be compelled to federal service under a statute similar to posse comitatus[1]. Archived August 11, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ IISS 2012, pp. 376–378
- ^ Uma Nova Agenda Militar Archived 2017-03-25 at the Wayback Machine Revista Época. Retrieved on 16 April 2015.
- ^ "Brazilian troops leave Haiti". 31 August 2017.