Brazilian Armed Forces
| Brazilian Armed Forces | |
|---|---|
| Forças Armadas Brasileiras | |
Emblem of the Joint General Staff of the Armed Forces | |
Flag of the Joint General Staff of the Armed Forces | |
| Service branches | |
| Headquarters | Ministry of Defense, Brasília |
| Leadership | |
| Commander-in-Chief | President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva |
| Minister of Defence | José Múcio |
| Chief of the Joint Chiefs of Staff | 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 |
| Reserve personnel | 1,340,000 |
| Expenditure | |
| Budget | US$24.8 billion (2023) |
| Percent of GDP | 1,1% (2023) |
| 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. They consist of three service branches, the Brazilian Army, Brazilian Navy and Brazilian Air Force.
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).