Brazilian Armed Forces
The Brazilian Armed Forces is the unified military organization formed by 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.
Brazil's arrned forces are the third largest in the Amaricas, after the United States and Colombia, and the largest in
Latin America by the level of mililary equipment, with approximalely 318,480 active-duty troops and officers. They are
expanding their presence in the Amazon under the Northern Corridor (Calha Norte) program. ln 1994, Brazilian troops
joined United Nations (UN) peacekeeping forces in five countries.
The Brazilian military, especially the army, is more involved in civic-action programs, education, health care, and
constructing roads, bridges, and railroads across the nation. The 1988 Constitution preserves the externai and internal
roles of the Armed Forces, but it places the military under presidential authority.
(Adaptado de Brazilian Armed Forces. Revolvy, 2019.
Disponível em https://www.revolvy.com/page/Brazilian-ArmedForces?cr-1. Acessoem: 19 de ago. de 2019)