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]
Organization
The Armed Forces of Brazil are divided into 3 branches:[7]
18–45 years of age for compulsory military service; conscript service obligation – 10 to 12 months; 17–45 years of age for voluntary service. An increasing percentage of the ranks are "long-service" volunteer professionals; women were allowed to serve in the armed forces beginning in the early 1980s when the Brazilian Army became the first army in South America to accept women into career ranks; women serve in Navy and Air Force only in Women's Reserve Corps.[9]
Mission and challenges
South America is a relatively peaceful continent in which wars are a rare event;[10] as a result, Brazil hasn't had its territory invaded since 1865 during the Paraguayan War.[11] Additionally, Brazil has no contested territorial disputes with any of its neighbours[9] and neither does it have rivalries, like Chile and Bolivia have with each other.[12][13] However, Brazil is the only country besides China and Russia that has land borders with 10 or more nations. Moreover, Brazil has 16,880 kilometers (10,490 mi) of land borders[14] and 7,367 km (4,578 mi)[15] of coastline to be patrolled and defended. Overall, the Armed Forces have to defend 8.5 million km2 (around 3.2 million sq. mi.) of land and patrol 4.4 million km2 (around 1.7 million sq. mi.)[16] of territorial waters – or Blue Amazon, as the Brazilian Navy calls them.[17] To achieve this mission, significant manpower and funding is required.
Since 1648 the Brazilian Armed Forces have been relied upon to fight in defense of Brazilian sovereignty and to suppress civil rebellions. The Brazilian military also has three times intervened militarily to overthrow the Brazilian government.[18]
The Brazilian Armed Forces were subordinated to the Emperor, its Commander-in-Chief.[19] He was aided by the Ministers of War and Navy in regard to matters concerning the Army and the Armada, respectively. Traditionally, the Ministers of War and Navy were civilians but there were some exceptions.[20][21] The model chosen was the British parliamentary or Anglo-American system, in which "the country's Armed Forces observed unrestricted obedience to the civilian government while maintaining distance from political decisions and decisions referring to borders' security".[22]
The military personnel were allowed to run and serve in political offices while staying on active duty. However, they did not represent the Army or the Armada but instead the population of the city or province where elected.[20]Dom Pedro I chose nine military personnel as Senators and five (out of 14) to the State Council. During the Regency, two were chosen to the Senate and none to the State Council as there was no Council at the time. Dom Pedro II chose four military personnel to become Senators during the 1840s, two in the 1850s and three until the end of his reign. He also chose seven military personnel to be State Counselors during the 1840s and 1850s and three after that.[23]
It has built a tradition of participating in UN peacekeeping missions such as in Haiti and East Timor.[24] Below a list of some of the historical events in which the Brazilian Armed Forces took part:
First Battle of Guararapes (1648): Decisive Portuguese victory that helped end Dutch occupation. Due to this battle, the year 1648 is considered as the year of the foundation of the Brazilian Army.[25]
Invasion of Cayenne (1809) (1809) : Was a combined military operation by an Anglo-Portuguese expeditionary force against Cayenne, capital of the French South American colony of French Guiana in 1809, during the Napoleonic Wars.
Luso-Brazilian invasion (1816–1820) : Was an armed conflict between the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves and the partisans of José Artigas over the Banda Oriental (Eastern Bank), present-day Uruguay.
Brazilian War of Independence (1822–1824): Series of military campaigns that had as objective to cement Brazilian sovereignty and end Portuguese resistance.
Confederation of the Equator (1824) : Was a short-lived rebellion that occurred in the northeastern region of Brazil during that nation's struggle for independence from Portugal.
Cisplatine War (1825–1828) : Armed conflict over an area known as Banda Oriental or "Eastern Shore" between the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata and Empire of Brazil in the aftermath of the United Provinces' emancipation from Spain.
Ragamuffin War (1835–1845) : Was a Republican uprising that began in southern Brazil, in the states of Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina in 1835. The rebels, led by Generals Bento Gonçalves da Silva and Antônio de Sousa Neto with the support of the Italian fighter Giuseppe Garibaldi, surrendered to imperial forces in 1845.
Paraguayan War (1864–1870): Over 200,000 Brazilians fought on this conflict,[25] which is considered as the most serious in Brazilian history.[27]
Brazilian Naval Revolt (1893–1894) : Were armed mutinies promoted mainly by Admirals Custodio de Mello and Saldanha da Gama and their fleet of Brazilian Navy ships against unconstitutional staying in power of the central government in Rio de Janeiro.
War of Canudos (1893–1897): The deadliest rebellion of Brazil, the insurrectionists defeated the first 3 military forces sent to quell the rebellion.[25]
Contestado War (1912–1916) : Was a guerrilla war for land between settlers and landowners, the latter supported by the Brazilian state's police and military forces. The war lasted from October 1912 to August 1916.
Brazil during World War I: Brazil entered into World War I in 1917 alongside the Triple Entente. Brazil's effort in World War I occurred mainly in the Atlantic campaign, with a smaller participation in the land warfare.
Constitutionalist Revolution (1932) : Was the armed movement occurred in the State of São Paulo, Brazil, between July and October 1932, which aimed at the overthrow of the Provisional Government of Getúlio Vargas and the promulgation of a new constitution for Brazil.
Brazil in World War II (1942–1945): Brazil declared war on Nazi Germany in August 1942[18] and in 1944 sent an Expeditionary Force of 25,334 soldiers to fight in Italy. Brazil also supplied vital raw materials for the war effort and ceded important airbases at Natal and Fernando de Noronha Archipel that made possible the North African invasion, i.e. Operation Torch, and had a key role in patrolling the South Atlantic sea lanes.
Brazilian Expeditionary Force, initially composed of an infantry division, eventually covered all Brazilian military forces who participated in the conflict, including the Brazilian Air Force who did a remarkable job in the last nine months of war with 445 missions executed. Offensive: 2546, Defensive: 4.[28]
Brazilian military coups d'état
Although no military coups occurred during the 67 years of the Brazilian Empire, the Republican period experienced four military coups d'état in the 75 years between 1889 and 1964.
Revolution of 1930: Second military overthrow of government,[18] in which President Washington Luís was replaced by Getúlio Vargas, who became the Provisional President.
José Múcio, the current defence minister.Ministry of Defense of Brazil
On 10 July 1999, the Ministry of Defence was created, with the abolition of the EMFA and the merger of all three ministries of the Armed Forces (Army, Navy and Air Force) into a singular ministry of the Cabinet.[29]
Joint Staff of the Armed Forces is an agency of the Ministry of Defense of Brazil, which centralizes the coordination of command of the armed forces: Army, Navy and Air Force. It was created by Complementary Law No. 136 of 25 August 2010, and has in Ordinance No. 1429 its operating guidelines.
Advising the Minister of Defense in the upper direction of the armed forces, aiming the organization, preparation and employment, in order to fulfill its constitutional mission and its subsidiaries assignments, with the goals strategic planning and the joint use of the military services.
It is up to JSAF plan together and integrated employment of staff of the Navy, Army and Air Force, optimizing the use of the military and logistical support in the defense of the country and in peacekeeping, humanitarian and rescue operations; border security; and civil defense actions.
The body has its powers and duties according to the Regimental Structure approved by Decree 7.9744, April 1, 2013. Since its inception, the JSAF has worked with the Central Administration of the Ministry of Defence, on the Esplanade of Ministries in Brasilia (DF).
The head of the JSAF is private of a general officer of the last post, active or reserve, designated by the Ministry of Defence and appointed by the president. Their hierarchical level is the same of the military commanders of the Navy, Army and Air Force. Under the coordination of the Joint Armed Forces also operates the Committee of Chiefs of Staffs of the military services.
The Army High Command of Brazil is formed by the Army Commander and other army generals in active service.[31] The country current have sixteen active 4-star generals, several of them in command posts. The mission of ACE include the selection of a list of candidates to the post of commander, the prospection of regional and global political situations, among others roles. All Brazilian generals are graduates of the Brazilian Superior War School.[32][33]
FORPRON
The Brazilian Army Readiness Forces (Forças de Prontidão do Exército Brasileiro in Portuguese), is a division of the Army created to be ready for real combat 365 days per year. This division composed of 15,000 infantry troops, paratroopers and armored cavalry brigades is able to operate in real missions of conventional combat, law and order guarantee and interagency operations within the Brazilian territory or as divisional forces abroad led by officers from the General Staff of the Readiness Forces subordinate to the Army High Command.[34][35][36]
The Brazilian Air Force (Portuguese: Força Aérea Brasileira, [ˌfoʁsaˈɛɾjɐbɾaziˈlejɾɐ], also known as FAB, [ˈfabi] or [ˌɛfiaˈbe]) is the second-largest air force in the Americas (behind only the United States) and has around 70,000 active personnel. The FAB is subdivided into four operational commands.
The Aerospace Operations Command is a Brazilian air and space command created in 2017[38] and is part of the Brazilian Air Force. It is responsible for planning, coordinating, executing and controlling the country's air and space operations.[39] The Brazilian Navy and Brazilian Army also are part of the organization.
Troop relocation
Leopard 1A5BR
Brazil has the need to patrol its 16,880 kilometers (10,490 mi) of land borders.[14] Since the 1990s Brazil has been relocating its forces in accordance to this national security requirement.
Between 1992 and 2008, the 1st, 2nd and 16th Jungle Infantry Brigades,[40][41] the 3rd Infantry Battalion, the 19th Logistics Battalion, and the 22nd Army Police Platoon were transferred by the Army from the states of Rio de Janeiro and Rio Grande do Sul to the Amazon region[42] in accordance with the friendship policy with Argentina. After those redeployments the number of Army troops in that region rose to 25,000.[43] Also relocated from the state of Rio de Janeiro were the 1st and 3rd Combat Cars Regiment, now stationed in the city of Santa Maria, in the state of Rio Grande do Sul.[42]
However, despite those efforts, the presence of the Armed Forces on the border regions of the Brazilian Amazon continues to be sparse and disperse, given the fact that the Army has just 28 border detachments in that area, a total of 1,600 soldiers, or 1 man for every 7 km (4.3 mi) of borders.[14] More redeployments are expected since the states of Rio de Janeiro, Minas Gerais and Espírito Santo still concentrate over 49,000 soldiers.[42] In May 2008, the Navy announced new plans to reposition its forces throughout Brazil.[42]
Communications and territorial surveillance
The Brazilian territory corresponds to 47.3% of the South American continent,[44] and its land border is over 16.000 km and 4,5 million km2 of sea territory.[45] With the objective of ensuring Brazil's sovereignty, strategic monitoring and communications projects have been launched in recent years.
SGDC
Inauguration of the Space Operations Center in Brasília, June 2020.
The Geostationary Defense and Strategic Communications Satellites or SGDC, are geostationary communication satellites developed by the Brazilian Air Force and the Brazilian Space Agency, created with the objective of operating strategic military, government and civil communications, also offering broadband internet throughout the national territory.[46] The first satellite called SGDC-1, was launched in 2017[47] and the SGDC-2 has planned to launch in 2022.[48] The Space Operations Center (COPE) was inaugurated in 2020, subordinated to the Aerospace Operations Command, with the objective of operating the satellites.[46]
SISFRON
Ponta Porã radar station
The Integrated Border Monitoring System (SISFRON) is a border system developed by the Brazilian Army for supporting operational employment decisions, operating in an integrated manner with all defense systems in the country, whose purpose is to strengthen the presence and capacity for monitoring and action in the national land border strip. Was conceived at the initiative of the Army Command, as a result of the approval of the National Defense Strategy in 2008, which guides the organization of the Armed Forces.[45] The SISFRON are deployed along the 16,886 kilometers of the border line, favoring the employment of organizations subordinate to the North, West, Southern and the Amazon military commands.[45]
SisGAAz
The Blue Amazon Management System, is a surveillance system developed by the Brazilian Navy, in order to oversee the Blue Amazon, the country's exclusive economic zone and a resource-rich area covering about 4,500,000 km2 (1,700,000 sq mi) off the Brazilian coast. This area is home to a huge diversity of marine species, valuable metallic minerals and other mineral resources, petroleum, and the world's second largest rare-earth reserve.[49] The SisGAAz integrates equipment and systems composed of radars incorporated on land and vessels, as well as high resolution cameras and features such as the fusion of information received from collaborative systems.[50]
The Link-BR2 is a datalink developed by the Air Force and the Brazilian defence company AEL Sistemas, this technology allow the exchange of data such radar information, videos and images with other units of the three branches anytime and anywhere, using an advanced encrypted protocol with a high degree of security.[51][52]
Organic compound with the formula CHCl3 For other uses, see Chloroform (disambiguation). Chloroform Names Preferred IUPAC name Trichloromethane Other names Chloroform[1]ChloroformiumFreon 20Methane trichlorideMethyl trichlorideMethenyl trichlorideMethenyl chlorideRefrigerant-20terchloride/perchloride of formyle[2][3] (archaic)Trichloretum Formylicum (Latin) Identifiers CAS Number 67-66-3 Y 3D model (JSmol) Interactive image Abbreviations R-20, TCM ChEBI CHEBI:35255&#…
Malcolm I Máel Coluim mac Domnaill (anglifikasi Malcolm I) (wafat 954) merupakan Raja Alba (sebelum 943 – 954), dia menjadi raja ketika sepupunya Konstantinus II turun takhta untuk menjadi seorang biarawan. Dia adalah putra Donald II. Máel Coluim mungkin lahir pada masa pemerintahan ayahandanya (889–900).[1] Pada 940-an, dia bukan lagi seorang pemuda, dan mungkin menjadi tidak sabar dalam menunggu takhta. Disengaja atau tidak menurut Nubuat Berchán abad kesebelas, menyatakan …
Salib Ortodoks Timur 4 Januari - Kalender liturgi Ortodoks Timur - 6 Januari Seluruh peringatan di bawah ini dirayakan pada 18 Oktober oleh Gereja-gereja Ortodoks yang memakai Kalender Lama. Untuk 5 Januari, Gereja-gereja Ortodoks yang memakai Kalender Lama memperingati orang-orang kudus pada 23 Desember. Perayaan Malam Teofani dari Bapa Kami dan Juruselamat Yesus Kristus.[1] Janasuci Nabi Mikha (abad ke-9 SM)[1] Martir Teopemptus, Uskup Nikomedia dan Martir Teonas, mantan penyih…
John GallaudetLahirJohn Beury Gallaudet23 Agustus 1903Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Amerika SerikatMeninggal5 November 1983 (usia 80)Los Angeles, California, Amerika SerikatNama lainJohn Beury GallaudetAlmamaterWilliams CollegePekerjaanPemeranTahun aktif1934–1974 (film & TV) John Beury Gallaudet (23 Agustus 1903 – 5 November 1983) adalah seorang pemeran film dan televisi Amerika Serikat.[1] Gallaudet lahir di Philadelphia dan masuk Williams College.[2 …
العلاقات الطاجيكستانية الميانمارية طاجيكستان ميانمار طاجيكستان ميانمار تعديل مصدري - تعديل العلاقات الطاجيكستانية الميانمارية هي العلاقات الثنائية التي تجمع بين طاجيكستان وميانمار.[1][2][3][4][5] مقارنة بين البلدين هذه مقارنة عامة ومرجعي…
Untuk bendera Niger, lihat Bendera Niger. Rasio bendera: 1:2 Bendera Nigeria diciptakan pada tahun 1959 dan dikibarkan secara resmi pada 1 Oktober 1960. Jalur hijau melambangkan hutan dan segala sumber daya alam yang terdapat di negara itu. Warna putih melambangkan keamanan. Pencipta bendera ini adalah Michael Taiwo Akinkunmi, seorang pelajar dari Ibadan. lbsBendera di duniaBendera negara berdaulat · Daerah dependensiAfrika Afrika Selatan Afrika Tengah Aljazair Angola Benin Botswana Burkin…
Area of the brain Brodmann area 31Medial surface of the human brain. BA31 is shown in red.DetailsIdentifiersLatinarea cingularis posterior dorsalisNeuroLex IDbirnlex_1765FMA68628Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy[edit on Wikidata] Brodmann area 31, also known as dorsal posterior cingulate area 31, is a subdivision of the cytoarchitecturally defined cingulate region of the cerebral cortex.[1] In the human, it occupies portions of the posterior cingulate gyrus and medial aspect of the pa…
Sudan Airwaysالخطوط الجوية السودانية IATA ICAO Kode panggil SD SUD SUDANAIR Didirikan1947PenghubungBandar Udara Internasional KhartoumArmada16 plus 5 on orderTujuan28Perusahaan indukSudanese Airline AuthorityKantor pusatKhartoum, SudanTokoh utama(CEO)Situs webwww.sudanair.com Sudan Airways (Bahasa Arab;الخطوط الجوية السوداني) adalah nama maskapai penerbangan nasional Sudan. Sudan Airways mempunyai kode IATA SD dan kode ICAO SUD. Pangkalan utamanya adalah …
Russian historian (born 1955) This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification, as its only attribution is to self-published sources; articles should not be based solely on such sources. Please help by adding reliable, independent sources. Immediately remove contentious material about living people that is unsourced or poorly sourced. (October 2016) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) Doykov, Yuri VsevolodovichBorn (1955-07-20) July 20, 1955 (age…
Nankana Sahib Nankana Sahib (bahasa Punjab dan bahasa Urdu: ننكانہ صاحِب) adalah sebuah kota yang terletak di provinsi Punjab, Pakistan. Kota ini merupakan ibu kota distrik dengan nama yang sama. Kota ini dinamai dari Guru Sikh pertama, Guru Nanak, yang lahir dan mulai mengajarkan agama Sikh di kota ini. Saat ini, Nankana Sahib sering dikunjungi oleh para peziarah Sikh dari seluruh dunia.[1][2] Kota ini terletak sejauh 80 km di sebelah barat Lahore dan sekitar…
Data visualization tool This article contains content that is written like an advertisement. Please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links, and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view. (April 2017) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) Liquid Galaxy in use at the Oceanographic Museum The Liquid Galaxy is an open source project founded by Google. Created in 2008 by Google employee Jason Holt, the Liquid Galaxy st…
American animated television series Felix the CatGenreComedyCreated byJoe OrioloPat Sullivan Jr.[1]Voices ofJack Mercer[2]Theme music composerWinston SharplesComposerWinston SharplesCountry of originUnited StatesOriginal languageEnglishNo. of seasons2No. of episodes260 (130 stories)ProductionExecutive producerPat Sullivan Jr.[1]ProducerJoe OrioloRunning time30 minutesProduction companiesFelix the Cat ProductionsParamount Cartoon StudiosTrans-LuxOriginal releaseNetworkSynd…
National rail (Thameslink) station in London, England West Hampstead Thameslink New station building which opened in November 2011West Hampstead ThameslinkLocation of West Hampstead Thameslink in Greater LondonLocationWest HampsteadLocal authorityLondon Borough of CamdenManaged byThameslinkStation codeWHPDfT categoryENumber of platforms4AccessibleYesFare zone2OSIWest Hampstead West Hampstead [1]National Rail annual entry and exit2018–19 3.756 million[2]– interchange 0.9…
First minister for the Canadian province of Nova Scotia Premier of Nova ScotiaPremier ministre de la Nouvelle-ÉcossePrìomhaire Alba NuadhIncumbentTim Houstonsince August 31, 2021Office of the PremierStyle The Honourable (formal) Premier (informal) StatusHead of GovernmentMember ofLegislative AssemblyExecutive CouncilReports toLegislative AssemblyLieutenant GovernorSeatHalifaxAppointerLieutenant Governor of Nova Scotiawith the confidence of the Nova Scotia LegislatureTerm lengthAt His Maje…
This article is about the district. For its eponymous headquarters, see Yadgir. District of Karnataka in IndiaYadgir districtDistrict of KarnatakaClockwise from top-left: Taylor Manzil, Chaya Bhagavathi Temple, Basava Sagara, Yadgir town view, Sleeping Buddha HillNicknames: Girinagara, Daal Bowl of stateLocation in KarnatakaCoordinates: 16°45′N 77°08′E / 16.75°N 77.13°E / 16.75; 77.13Country IndiaStateKarnatakaFormation10 April 2010Founded byGovernment o…
Cet article est une ébauche concernant un coureur cycliste italien. Vous pouvez partager vos connaissances en l’améliorant (comment ?). Pour plus d’informations, voyez le projet cyclisme. Angelo ConternoInformationsNaissance 13 mars 1925TurinDécès 1er décembre 2007 (à 82 ans)TurinNationalité italienneÉquipes professionnelles 09.1950-12.1950 Covolo Torino 1951 Frejus-Ursus Taurea-Cig 1952-1954 Frejus 1955 Torpado-Ursus 1956-1957 Bianchi-Pirelli 1958-1960 Carpano 1961 Baratti…
.jpg)
.jpg)
.jpg)
.jpg)
.jpg)
.jpg)
.jpg)
.jpg)
.jpg)
.jpg)
.jpg)
.jpg)
.jpg)
_fires_at_an_unmanned_aerial_vehicle_during_a_drone_exercise_(DRONEX)_with_ship.jpg)
.jpg)
.png)
.jpg)
.jpg)
.jpg)
_(52130022414).jpg)
.jpg)
.jpg)
.jpg)
.jpg)
.jpg)
.jpg)
.jpg)
.jpg)
.jpg)
.jpg)
_(8101398607).jpg)
.jpg)
.jpg)
.jpg)
