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The Brazilian Army is the land arm of the Brazilian Military . HISTORY After the Brazilian declaration of independence from Portugal in 1822 , the Brazilian Army was essential to avoid a fragmentation of the new Brazilian Empire. It destroyed any separatist tendencies of the early years, supporting the authority of Emperor Dom Pedro I across his vast empire. By the Regency Era it was complemented by the National Guard , a Paramilitary Militia . On May 1 1865 , Brazil , Uruguay and Argentina signed the Triple Alliance to defend themselves against aggression from Paraguay , which was ruled by the dictator Francisco López , who invaded the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso, the north of Argentina and was heading for Uruguay. Supported by the UK and with overwhelming numbers, the Alliance defeated Lopez. After World War I , under a contract where French army officers came to Brazil, the Brazilian Army was restructured according to lessons learned by the French in the war. In 1942, after German torpedoes sunk many Brazilian merchant ships (Although those claims are disputed), Brazil declared war on the Axis Powers . In 1944 the FEB ( Brazilian Expeditionary Force ) was sent to Italy to fight with the U.S. Fifth Army in Monte Castello . During eight months of the Campaign , the Brazilian Expeditionary Force managed to take 20,573 Axis Prisoners (two generals, 892 officers and 19,679 other ranks) and had 443 of its men Killed In Action . It had support from the FAB ( Brazilian Air Force ) recently created to fight in that war. In 1964 Brazilian Army General Humberto De Alencar Castelo Branco took power in a State Coup , beginning the Military Dictatorship In Brazil that lasted until 1985. BRAZILIAN MILITARY FIGURES Military branches: Brazilian Army, Brazilian Navy (includes Marines), Brazilian Air Force. Military manpower-military age: 18 years of age Military manpower-availability: males age 19-49: 45,586,036 females age 19-49: 45,728,704 (2005 est.) Military manpower-fit for military service: males age 19-49: 33,119,098 females age 19-49: 38,079,722 (2005 est.) Military manpower-reaching military age annually: males age 18-49: 1,785,930 females age 19-49: 1,731,648 (2005 est.) Military expenditures-dollar figure: $9.94 billion (2005 est.) Military expenditures-percent of GDP: 1.3% (2005 est.) MODERN ARMY Total armed forces Active: 337,800 (133,500 conscripts). Terms of service: 12 months (can be extended by 6 months). Reserves: trained first-line: 1,115,000; 400,000 subject to immediate recall. Second-line: 225,000. 220,000 (incl 126,500 conscripts); HQ: 7 Military Comd, 12 Military Regions.; 8 div (3 with Region HQ); 1 armd cav bde (mech, 1 armd, 1 arty bn); 3 armd inf bde (each 2 inf, 1 armd, 1 arty bn); 4 mech cav bde (each 3 inf, 1 arty bn). 12 motor inf bde (26 bn); 1 mtn bde; 2 "jungle" bde (7 bn); 1 frontier bde (6 bn); and others. EQUIPMENT Main Equipment | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ! Style | "text-align: left background: #aacccc"In service"Armamentos e Munições", Portal do Exército Brasileiro, ''Centro de Comunicação Social do Exército'', May 4 2007 |
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