Nation

Brazil

Defence ministry: Ministry of Defence (on government.ginc.org). Services: Brazilian Army, Brazilian Navy, Brazilian Marine Corps, Brazilian Air Force, Joint Staff of the Armed Forces.

Brazil on government.ginc.org · companies.ginc.org (when it opens)

Active personnel, published
386,370
World Bank armed forces total: 762,000 (2020)
Reserves, published
–
Whole security apparatus, published
404,028
Headcount published for 14 per cent of services, agencies and formations
Active platforms
4,801
Land 3,977 · Air 723 · Sea 82 · Cyber and C4ISR 19
Median year in service
1973
Interquartile 1960–1984, weighted by count
Domestic share
59 per cent
Of active platforms with a known origin
Supplier concentration
0.40
Herfindahl index of origin across 11 supplier nations

Force fingerprint

The national security structure sized by active headcount, always from the head of state: row 1 the head of state and government, row 2 the governing bodies (grey, each as wide as the forces beneath it), row 3 the services and agencies coloured by security domain, row 4 the major commands, row 5 the major formations. A hatched segment is a body whose headcount is not published.

  • Land
  • Sea
  • Air
  • Space
  • Cyber
  • Strategic
  • Intelligence
  • Internal security
  • Joint
  • Headcount not published

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Order of battle

The whole national security structure from the head of state down to major formations. Bars are as wide as their headcount; the state and government bodies are drawn grey, as the government directory has them. Click a bar to zoom into it.

Known unknowns

  • ABIN does not publish its headcount; its staff numbers are set by law in career tables but actual strength is not released.
  • The Army, Navy and Air Force intelligence centres publish neither headcount nor internal structure.
  • Brazil does not publish strength figures for its army divisions, naval districts or air commands; service totals only appear in decrees, budget data and IISS estimates.
  • The current Air Force personnel total is not officially published in an accessible series; the figure used dates from 2018.

Equipment fingerprint

Holdings by taxonomy: row 1 the ministry and its services, row 2 the six domains, row 3 the categories, row 4 each platform held as wide as its count, row 5 its split into active, reserve and on order. A hatched segment is a platform held with no published count.

Holdings

One row per platform held. Each figure is a claim with a source: the most recent official figure where one is published, else the most recent Wikipedia equipment list, else SIPRI's delivered total. Figures are never averaged.

106 of 106 platforms
ReserveOn orderFigure from
Land · Main battle tank
M60Brazilian ArmyMain battle tank31United States1961Wikipedia: List of modern equipment of the Brazilian Army
Land · Infantry fighting vehicle
PiranhaBrazilian Marine CorpsInfantry fighting vehicle30SwitzerlandWikipedia: List of equipment of the Brazilian Marine Corps
Land · Armoured personnel carrier
VBTP-MRBrazilian ArmyArmoured personnel carrier1,580BrazilWikipedia: List of modern equipment of the Brazilian Army
M113Brazilian Army, Brazilian Marine CorpsArmoured personnel carrier198United States1960Wikipedia: List of modern equipment of the Brazilian Army
M577 Command Post CarrierBrazilian ArmyArmoured personnel carrier64United StatesWikipedia: List of modern equipment of the Brazilian Army
MaxxProBrazilian ArmyArmoured personnel carrier20United States2007Wikipedia: List of modern equipment of the Brazilian Army
EE-11 UrutuBrazilian Army, Brazilian Marine CorpsArmoured personnel carrier5BrazilWikipedia: List of modern equipment of the Brazilian Army
Land · Reconnaissance and light armour
EE-9 Cascavel BRBrazilian Army, Brazilian Marine CorpsReconnaissance and light armour409BrazilWikipedia: List of modern equipment of the Brazilian Army
SK-105 KürassierBrazilian Marine CorpsReconnaissance and light armour17AustriaWikipedia: List of equipment of the Brazilian Marine Corps
B1 CentauroBrazilian ArmyReconnaissance and light armour2ItalyWikipedia: List of modern equipment of the Brazilian Army
Ford FusionBrazilian ArmyReconnaissance and light armourheldUnknownWikipedia: List of modern equipment of the Brazilian Armylow
Nissan FrontierBrazilian ArmyReconnaissance and light armourheldUnknownWikipedia: List of modern equipment of the Brazilian Armylow
Peugeot 408Brazilian ArmyReconnaissance and light armourheldUnknownWikipedia: List of modern equipment of the Brazilian Armylow
Land · Self-propelled artillery
M109Brazilian ArmySelf-propelled artillery109United StatesWikipedia: List of modern equipment of the Brazilian Army
Land · Towed artillery
120mm M2 raiadoBrazilian ArmyTowed artillery400BrazilWikipedia: List of modern equipment of the Brazilian Armylow
M101 howitzerBrazilian Army, Brazilian Marine CorpsTowed artillery231United StatesWikipedia: List of modern equipment of the Brazilian Army
MO-120-RTBrazilian ArmyTowed artillery200FranceWikipedia: List of modern equipment of the Brazilian Armylow
M114Brazilian Army, Brazilian Marine CorpsTowed artillery81United States1942Wikipedia: List of modern equipment of the Brazilian Army
OTO Melara Mod 56Brazilian ArmyTowed artillery60ItalyWikipedia: List of modern equipment of the Brazilian Army
Astros IIBrazilian Army, Brazilian Marine CorpsTowed artillery44BrazilWikipedia: List of modern equipment of the Brazilian Army
L118Brazilian Army, Brazilian Marine CorpsTowed artillery40United Kingdom1975Wikipedia: List of modern equipment of the Brazilian Army
Land · Mortars (120 mm+)
L16Brazilian ArmyMortars (120 mm+)72United Kingdom1965Wikipedia: List of modern equipment of the Brazilian Army
K6Mortars (120 mm+)8Israel1991SIPRI Arms Transfers Databaselow
Land · Anti-tank missile system
BILL anti-tank guided weaponBrazilian Marine CorpsAnti-tank missile system18Sweden1985Wikipedia: List of equipment of the Brazilian Marine Corps
SpikeBrazilian ArmyAnti-tank missile system10Israel1997Wikipedia: List of modern equipment of the Brazilian Army
ERYXAnti-tank missile systemheldFrance1994SIPRI Arms Transfers Databaselow
MSS-1.2Brazilian Army, Brazilian Marine CorpsAnti-tank missile system50–60200Brazil2009Wikipedia: List of modern equipment of the Brazilian Army
Land · Ground-based air defence (short range)
Flakpanzer GepardBrazilian ArmyGround-based air defence (short range)34GermanyWikipedia: List of modern equipment of the Brazilian Army
9K38 IglaBrazilian ArmyGround-based air defence (short range)heldSoviet Union1981Wikipedia: List of modern equipment of the Brazilian Armylow
RBS 70Brazilian ArmyGround-based air defence (short range)heldSweden1977SIPRI Arms Transfers Databaselow
bazookaBrazilian Marine CorpsGround-based air defence (short range)heldUnited States1942Wikipedia: List of equipment of the Brazilian Marine Corpslow
Land · Ground-based air defence (medium and long range)
MistralBrazilian Marine CorpsGround-based air defence (medium and long range)18France1988Wikipedia: List of equipment of the Brazilian Marine Corps
Sea WolfGround-based air defence (medium and long range)heldUnited Kingdom1979SIPRI Arms Transfers Databaselow
Selenia AspideGround-based air defence (medium and long range)heldItalySIPRI Arms Transfers Databaselow
Land · Engineering and bridging
Leopard 1Brazilian ArmyEngineering and bridging261GermanyWikipedia: List of modern equipment of the Brazilian Army
M578 Light Recovery VehicleBrazilian ArmyEngineering and bridging14United StatesWikipedia: List of modern equipment of the Brazilian Army
Bergepanzer 2Brazilian ArmyEngineering and bridging13Germany1966Wikipedia: List of modern equipment of the Brazilian Army
M88 Recovery VehicleBrazilian ArmyEngineering and bridging8United States1961Wikipedia: List of modern equipment of the Brazilian Army
Mabey Logistic Support BridgeBrazilian ArmyEngineering and bridgingheldUnited KingdomWikipedia: List of modern equipment of the Brazilian Armylow
Sea · Amphibious assault ship
Assault Amphibious VehicleBrazilian Marine CorpsAmphibious assault ship11United States1972Wikipedia: List of equipment of the Brazilian Marine Corps
Albion-class landing platform dockAmphibious assault ship1United Kingdom2003Wikipedia: List of active Brazilian Navy ships
Foudre-class landing platform dockAmphibious assault ship1France1988Wikipedia: List of active Brazilian Navy ships
Round Table-class landing ship logisticsAmphibious assault ship1United Kingdom1962Wikipedia: List of active Brazilian Navy ships
Sea · Frigate
Niterói-class frigateFrigate6United Kingdom1976Wikipedia: List of active Brazilian Navy ships
Tamandaré-class frigateFrigate3BrazilWikipedia: List of active Brazilian Navy ships
Type 22 frigateFrigate1United Kingdom1979Wikipedia: List of active Brazilian Navy ships
Sea · Corvette and OPV
Macaé-class patrol vesselCorvette and OPV4Brazil2009Wikipedia: List of active Brazilian Navy ships
Amazonas-class corvetteCorvette and OPV3United Kingdom2012Wikipedia: List of active Brazilian Navy ships
Inhaúma-class corvetteCorvette and OPV1Brazil1986Wikipedia: List of active Brazilian Navy ships
Sea · Fast attack and patrol craft
Grajaú-class patrol boatFast attack and patrol craft12Brazil1993Wikipedia: List of active Brazilian Navy ships
Sea · Mine warfare
River-class minesweeperMine warfare4United Kingdom1984Wikipedia: List of active Brazilian Navy ships
Aratu-class minesweeperMine warfare3GermanyWikipedia: List of active Brazilian Navy ships
Sea · Conventional submarine
Riachuelo-class submarineConventional submarine4Brazil2018Wikipedia: List of active Brazilian Navy ships
Type 209 submarineConventional submarine2Germany1973Wikipedia: List of active Brazilian Navy ships
Sea · Replenishment and auxiliary
MearimReplenishment and auxiliary3BrazilWikipedia: List of active Brazilian Navy ships
Sea · Naval aircraft and helicopters
Eurocopter AS350 Écureuil UH-12 UH-12ANaval aircraft and helicopters17France1977Wikipedia: List of active Brazilian military aircraft
Douglas A-4 Skyhawk A-4KUNaval aircraft and helicopters3United States1956Wikipedia: List of active Brazilian military aircraft
EC135 UH-35Naval aircraft and helicopters2Germany1996Wikipedia: List of active Brazilian military aircraft
Air · Fighter and multirole
Northrop F-5 F-5EMFighter and multirole34United States1962Wikipedia: List of active Brazilian military aircraft
Saab JAS 39 Gripen F-39E F-39FFighter and multirole13Sweden1997Wikipedia: List of active Brazilian military aircraft
Air · Strike and bomber
AMX A-1 A-1M A-1BMStrike and bomber10BrazilWikipedia: List of active Brazilian military aircraft
Air · Attack helicopter
Lynx Mk. 21 Mk. 21AAttack helicopter5United Kingdom1978Wikipedia: List of active Brazilian military aircraft
Air · Tanker
Embraer C-390 Millennium KC-390Tanker7Brazil2018Wikipedia: List of active Brazilian military aircraft
Airbus A330 MRTTTanker1France2011SIPRI Arms Transfers Databaselow
Air · Airborne early warning and control
Embraer R-99 E-99MAirborne early warning and control5Brazil1999Wikipedia: List of active Brazilian military aircraft
Air · Maritime patrol
Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante P-95A P-95BMMaritime patrol8Brazil1973Wikipedia: List of active Brazilian military aircraft
Lockheed P-3 Orion P-3AMMaritime patrol3United States1962Wikipedia: List of active Brazilian military aircraft
Air · ISR and electronic warfare aircraft
Embraer R-99 R-99ISR and electronic warfare aircraft3Brazil1999Wikipedia: List of active Brazilian military aircraft
Air · Trainer
T-25 Universal T-25MTrainer168BrazilWikipedia: List of active Brazilian military aircraft
Embraer EMB 314 Super Tucano A-29A A-29BTrainer81BrazilWikipedia: List of active Brazilian military aircraft
Embraer EMB 312 Tucano T-27 T-27MTrainer31Brazil1983Wikipedia: List of active Brazilian military aircraft
Eurocopter AS350 Écureuil H-50Trainer19France1977Wikipedia: List of active Brazilian military aircraft
Bell 206 IH-6Trainer5United StatesWikipedia: List of active Brazilian military aircraft
Northrop F-5 F-5FMTrainer4United States1962Wikipedia: List of active Brazilian military aircraft
Douglas A-4 Skyhawk TA-4KUTrainer3United States1956Wikipedia: List of active Brazilian military aircraft
AgustaWestland AW119 KoalaTrainer2Italy2000SIPRI Arms Transfers Databaselow
Air · Transport aircraft
Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante C-95Transport aircraft35Brazil1973Wikipedia: List of active Brazilian military aircraft
Cessna 208 Caravan C-98Transport aircraft30United States1984Wikipedia: List of active Brazilian military aircraft
Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia C-97Transport aircraft17Brazil1985Wikipedia: List of active Brazilian military aircraft
Embraer ERJ family VC-99Transport aircraft6Brazil1996Wikipedia: List of active Brazilian military aircraft
Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante RC-95Transport aircraft4Brazil1973Wikipedia: List of active Brazilian military aircraft
E-Jet VC-2Transport aircraft3Brazil2004Wikipedia: List of active Brazilian military aircraft
Airbus A330 KC-30Transport aircraft2Germany1994Wikipedia: List of active Brazilian military aircraft
Fairchild C-26 MetrolinerTransport aircraft2United States1998SIPRI Arms Transfers Databaselow
Phenom 100 U-100Transport aircraft2BrazilWikipedia: List of active Brazilian military aircraft
Air · Transport and utility helicopter
Dauphin 2Transport and utility helicopter36France1989SIPRI Arms Transfers Databaselow
Fennec HA-1ATransport and utility helicopter33FranceWikipedia: List of active Brazilian military aircraft
AS565 Panther HM-1ATransport and utility helicopter32FranceWikipedia: List of active Brazilian military aircraft
S-70Transport and utility helicopter2122United StatesSIPRI Arms Transfers Databaselow
Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk H-60Transport and utility helicopter16United States1979Wikipedia: List of active Brazilian military aircraft
H225M Caracal UH-15 UH-15A AH-15Transport and utility helicopter15FranceWikipedia: List of active Brazilian military aircraft
H225M Caracal H-36 VH-36Transport and utility helicopter14FranceWikipedia: List of active Brazilian military aircraft
H225M Caracal HM-4Transport and utility helicopter14FranceWikipedia: List of active Brazilian military aircraft
Airbus C295 C-105Transport and utility helicopter13Spain2001Wikipedia: List of active Brazilian military aircraft
AS532 Cougar HM-3Transport and utility helicopter7FranceWikipedia: List of active Brazilian military aircraft
Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk SH-16Transport and utility helicopter6United States1984Wikipedia: List of active Brazilian military aircraft
Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk HM-2Transport and utility helicopter4United States1979Wikipedia: List of active Brazilian military aircraft
EC135 VH-35Transport and utility helicopter2Germany1996Wikipedia: List of active Brazilian military aircraft
Air · ISR UAV
Elbit Hermes 450ISR UAV4Israel1998Wikipedia: List of active Brazilian military aircraft
Heron-1ISR UAV2IsraelWikipedia: List of active Brazilian military aircraft
Elbit Hermes 900ISR UAV1Israel2011Wikipedia: List of active Brazilian military aircraft
Cyber and C4ISR · Long-range radar
Oerlikon GDF series 35 mm twin gun mountLong-range radar13Switzerland1985SIPRI Arms Transfers Databaselow
AN/FPS-117Long-range radar6United States1983SIPRI Arms Transfers Databaselow
GIRAFFE RadarBrazilian Marine CorpsLong-range radarheldSweden1977Wikipedia: List of equipment of the Brazilian Marine Corpslow
Ground Master 200Long-range radar–2FranceSIPRI Arms Transfers Database
Saber RadarBrazilian Army, Brazilian Marine CorpsLong-range radarheldBrazilWikipedia: List of modern equipment of the Brazilian Armylow

Suppliers

Origin nations by share of active platforms, the domestic bar first. Colours follow the origin highlight: domestic, allied or treaty partner, other foreign.

Brazil

United States

France

Germany

United Kingdom

Italy

Switzerland

Sweden

Israel

Austria

Spain

2,845

904

407

319

133

64

43

31

25

17

13

Sources for this nation

  • sipri-at
  • wikipedia:list-of-active-brazilian-military-aircraft
  • wikipedia:list-of-active-brazilian-navy-ships
  • wikipedia:list-of-equipment-of-the-brazilian-marine-corps
  • wikipedia:list-of-modern-equipment-of-the-brazilian-army

Structure: ref/units/BRA.yaml, every body with the source that acknowledges it. See sources and methodology.