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| Name | Brazilian Armed Forces |
| Native Name | Forças Armadas Brasileiras |
| Caption | Parade of cadets of Academia Militar das Agulhas Negras in ceremony of the Marlins to new graduates. |
| Branches | Brazilian Air Force
Brazilian Army
Brazilian Navy |
| Headquarters | Ministry of Defense |
| Commander-in-chief | President Dilma Rousseff |
| Minister | Nelson Jobim |
| Minister Title | Minister of Defense |
| Amount | $27.12 billion (2009) (ranked 12th) |
| Percent GDP | 1.5% (2008) |
| Age | 21 � 45 years of age for compulsory military service |
| Conscription | 9 to 12 months |
| Manpower Data | 2010 est. |
| Manpower Age | 16 � 49 |
| Available | 53,350,703 |
| Available F | 53,433,918 |
| Fit | 38,993,989 |
| Fit F | 44,841,661 |
| Reaching | 1,733,168 |
| Reaching F | 1,672,477 |
| Active | 371,199 (ranked 13th) |
| Reserve | 1,340,000 (2006) |
| Domestic Suppliers | Embraer
Avibrás
Helibrás
IMBEL
Mectron
CBC |
| Foreign Suppliers | United States
France
Germany
Russia
Italy
Israel |
| History | Military history of Brazil |
| Ranks | Military ranks of Brazil |
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The Brazilian Armed Forces ( ) is the unified military organization comprises of 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 armed forces are the largest in Latin America, with 371,199 active-duty troops and officers. With no serious external or internal threats, the armed forces are searching for a new role. They are expanding their presence in the Amazon under the Northern Corridor (Calha Norte) program. In 1994 Brazilian troops joined United Nations (UN) peacekeeping forces in five countries. Brazilian soldiers have been in Haiti since 2004 leading the United Nations Stabilization Mission (MINUSTAH).
The Brazilian military, especially the army, has become more involved in civic-action programs, education, health care, and constructing roads, bridges, and railroads across the nation. Although the 1988 constitution preserves the external and internal roles of the armed forces, it places the military under presidential authority. Thus, the new charter changed the manner in which the military could exercise its moderating power.
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