Brazilian Army
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| Active | 1824 - |
| Country |  Brazil
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| Branch | Army |
| Size | 190,000 active personnel 82 aircraft |
| Part of | Ministry of the Army |
| Headquarters | Brasília/DF |
| Patron | Luís Alves de Lima e Silva |
| Motto | Braço Forte, Mão Amiga |
| March | "Canção do Exército" |
| Anniversaries | August 25 (Soldier's Day) April 19 (Brazilian Army Day) |
| Engagements | War of Independence Argentina-Brazil War War of the Farrapos War of the Triple Alliance World War I |
| Commander-in-Chief | President João de Oliveira Mendonça |
| Commander | Gen. Paulo Mendonça (no relation to the President) |
| Notable commanders | Luís Alves de Lima e Silva Eurico Gaspar Dutra Artur da Costa e Silva |
The Brazilian Army (Portuguese: Exército Brasileiro) is the land arm of the Brazilian military.
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Equipment
Individual weapons
- FN M2HB .50 BMG heavy machine gun
- M971 7.62×51mm general purpose machine gun
- M964 FAP 7.62×51mm squad automatic weapon
- IMBEL MD-3 5.56×45mm assault rifle
- M964A1 7.62×51mm assault rifle
- IMBEL MD97 5.56×45mm assault rifle
- M4 5.56×45mm carbine (used by special forces)
- Taurus M972 9×19mm submachine gun
- IMBEL M973 9×19mm pistol
- Taurus M975 9×19mm pistol
- Barrett M82A1 12.7×99mm anti-materiel rifle (used by special forces)
- Heckler & Koch PSG-1 7.62×51mm sniper rifle (used by special forces)
- ACGL 7.62×51mm sniper rifle
- AT4 81mm anti-tank weapon
Artillery
- M108 105mm self-propelled howitzer
- M109A5 155mm self-propelled howitzer
- ASTROS II self-propelled multiple rocket launcher
- SS-30 (fires 127mm rockets)
- SS-40 (fires 180mm rockets)
- SS-60 (fires 300mm rockets)
- SS-80 (fires 300mm rockets)
- AV-SF-70 Skyfire 70mm rocket system
- M114 155mm towed howitzer
- L118 105mm towed howitzer
- OTO Melara Mod 56 105mm towed howitzer
- M101A1 105mm towed howitzer
- M2 120mm towed mortar
- M30 107mm towed mortar
- M936 AGR 81mm towed mortar
- RO 81mm towed mortar
- M949 AGR 60mm light mortar
- Brandt 60 60mm light mortar
- Oerlikon 35mm towed anti-aircraft autocannon
- Bofors 40mm L/70 towed anti-aircraft autocannon
- Bofors 40mm L/60 towed anti-aircraft autocannon
- M40 106mm recoilless rifle
- Carl Gustav 84mm recoilless rifle
Missiles
- ERYX anti-tank guided missile
- MILAN anti-tank guided missile
- 9K38 Igla (SA-18) surface-to-air missile
- Roland 2 surface-to-air missile
- FOG-MPM anti-tank/surface-to-air missile
Armored vehicles
- Leopard 2A5 main battle tank (being upgraded to 2A6 standard)
- EE-T2 Osório main battle tank
- M60A3 main battle tank (being upgraded to M60T standard)
- MB-3 Tamoyo III medium tank (being modernized)
- M41B/C Walker Bulldog light tank (being upgraded to M41D standard)
- EE-3 Jararaca scout car (being modernized)
- EE-9 Cascavel armored reconnaissance vehicle (being modernized)
- EE-11 Urutu armored personnel carrier (being modernized)
- EE-18 Sucuri II tank destroyer (being modernized)
- EE-T4 Ogum armored fighting vehicle (being modernized)
- AV-VBL light multi-purpose armored vehicle
- AV-VB4-RE light armored reconnaissance vehicle
- CBTP SL Charrua armored personnel carrier
- M113A3 armored personnel carrier
Support vehicles
- M60 Armored Vehicle Launched Bridge (AVLB)
- M60 Armored Vehicle Launched MICLIC (Mine-Clearing Line Charge),
- M60 Panther remotely-controlled mine-clearing tank
- M728 Combat Engineer Vehicle (CEV)
- M88A1 armored recovery vehicle
- Caterpillar D9 armored bulldozer
- M1083 standard cargo truck
- M35 2-1/2 ton cargo truck
- Heavy Equipment Transport System
- Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck
- Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement all-terrain vehicle
- Commercial Utility Cargo Vehicle
- Logistics Vehicle System (LVS)
- Pionierpanzer 3 Kodiak combat engineer vehicle
- Bergepanzer BPz3 Büffel armored recovery vehicle
- AIL Storm II mini-SUV
- Plasan Sand Cat all-wheel drive off-road vehicle
- Wolf all-wheel drive off-road vehicle
Helicopters
- Eurocopter AS 532UE Cougar transport helicopter
- Eurocopter AS 550A-2 Fennec scout/liaison/attack helicopter
- Eurocopter AS 365K Panther transport/attack helicopter
- Helibras HB 350-1 utility/attack helicopter
- Sikorsky S-70A Black Hawk transport helicopter
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 Brazilian Army  Brazilian Air Force  Brazilian Navy
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