From Roach Busters
| Guarda Nacional
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| Commander-in-Chief
| Emperor Luís I
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| Minister of War
| Deodoro de Alencar Tavares
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| Commander
| Field Marshal João de Oliveira Mendonça, Duke of Rio Branco
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| Military age
| 15 years of age for voluntary military service
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| Conscription
| no
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| Available for military service
| Males age 16-49: 52,449,957 (2008 est.)
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| Fit for military service
| Males age 16-49: 39,263,710 (2008 est.)
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| Reaching military age annually
| Males age 16-49: 1,668,722 (2008 est.)
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| Active personnel
| 311,000
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| Reserve personnel
| 284,000
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| Budget
| classified
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The National Guard (Portuguese: Guarda Nacional) is the armed forces of the Empire of Brazil. to be continued
Equipment
Small arms
Pistols
- IMBEL M973 9×19mm Parabellum semi-automatic pistol (license-built M1911, modified with a different cartridge)
- Taurus M975 9×19mm Parabellum semi-automatic pistol (license-built Beretta 92)
Assault rifles
- IMBEL MD-3 5.56×45mm assault rifle
- IMDEL MD97 5.56×45mm NATO assault rifle
- M964 7.62×51mm NATO assault rifle (license-built FN FAL)
- M964A1 7.62×51mm NATO assault rifle (license-built FN FAL Para)
Sniper rifles
- Heckler & Koch PSG1 7.62×51mm NATO sniper rifle (used by special forces)
- ACGL 7.62×51mm NATO sniper rifle
- Barrett M82A1 12.7×99mm NATO anti-materiel rifle (used by special forces)
Machine guns
- M971 7.62×51mm NATO general purpose machine gun (license-built FN MAG)
- M964 FAP 7.62×51mm NATO squad automatic weapon (license-built FN FAL SAW)
- Taurus M972 9×19mm Parabellum submachine gun (license-built Beretta M12)
- FN M2HB .50 BMG heavy machine gun
Carbines
- M4 5.56×45mm NATO carbine
Heavy weapons
- M79 40mm grenade launcher
- Mod GL6 40mm grenade launcher (license-built Milkor MGL)
- AT4 84mm rocket launcher
- Carl Gustav 84mm recoilless rifle
Armored vehicles
Tanks
- EE-T2 Osório main battle tank
- EE-T1 Osório main battle tank
- M60A3 Patton main battle tank
- MB-3 Tamoyo III medium tank
- M41B/C Walker Bulldog light tank
