Southern Military Command (Brazil)

Southern Military Command
Comando Militar do Sul
Emblem of the Southern Military Command
Active1953; 71 years ago (1953)
Country Brazil
BranchBrazilian Army
Part ofMinistry of Defence
Garrison/HQPorto Alegre
Nickname(s)CMS
Websitewww.cms.eb.mil.br
Commanders
Current
commander
General Hertz Pires do Nascimento[1]

The Southern Military Command (Portuguese: Comando Militar do Sul or CMS) is one of eight Military Commands of the Brazilian Army. The Southern Military Command is responsible for the defence of the states of Rio Grande do Sul, Paraná and Santa Catarina.

  1. ^ Sutelo, Kyane (13 April 2023). "General Hertz Pires do Nascimento assume o Comando Militar do Sul". Correio do Povo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 5 August 2023.