The Brazilian Armed Forces are the unified military forces of the Federative Republic of Brazil. Consisting of three service branches,it comprises the Brazilian Army,the Brazilian Navy and the Brazilian Air Force.
The Portuguese Armed Forces are the military of Portugal. They include the General Staff of the Armed Forces,the other unified bodies and the three service branches:Portuguese Navy,Portuguese Army and Portuguese Air Force.
The title chief of staff identifies the leader of a complex organization such as the armed forces,institution,or body of persons and it also may identify a principal staff officer (PSO),who is the coordinator of the supporting staff or a primary aide-de-camp to an important individual,such as a president,or a senior military officer,or leader of a large organization.
The Brazilian Navy is the naval service branch of the Brazilian Armed Forces,responsible for conducting naval operations.
The Brazilian Army is the branch of the Brazilian Armed Forces responsible,externally,for defending the country in eminently terrestrial operations and,internally,for guaranteeing law,order and the constitutional branches,subordinating itself,in the Federal Government's structure,to the Ministry of Defense,alongside the Brazilian Navy and Air Force. The Military Police and Military Firefighters Corps are legally designated as reserve and auxiliary forces to the army. Its operational arm is called Land Force. It is the largest army in South America and the largest branch of the Armed Forces of Brazil.
The Armed Forces Movement was an organization of lower-ranking officers in the Portuguese Armed Forces. It was responsible for instigating the Carnation Revolution of 1974,a military coup in Lisbon that ended Portugal's corporatist New State regime and the Portuguese Colonial War,which led to the independence of Portugal's overseas territories in Africa. The MFA instituted the National Salvation Junta as the provisional national government 1974 to 1976,following a communiquéof its president,António de Spínola,at 1:30 a.m. on 26 April 1974.
The Battle of Itaparica was fought in the then province of Bahia from January 7 to 9,1823,between the Brazilian Army and Armada and the Portuguese Army and Navy during the Brazilian War of Independence.
S Tikuna (S-34) is a Type 209 submarine of the Brazilian Navy. Built in the Brazilian Navy Yard in Rio de Janeiro (AMRJ),it was launched in March 2005 and incorporated into the Brazilian Navy on July 21,2006,and then transferred to the Naval Operations Command. It is the fourth Brazilian Navy submarine made in Brazil and the largest ever built in the country. The name of this submarine is a tribute to South American indigenous tribe Tikuna inhabiting the region of the Upper Solimões,in the western part of the State of Amazonas.
The Chief of the Joint General Staff of the Armed Forces is the professional head of the Brazilian Armed Forces,who is responsible for the centralizes the coordination and control of the three branches:Army,Navy and Air Force. The position was created through the Complementary Law No. 136 of 25 August 2010,and is guided by Ordinance No. 1429.
General JoséCarlos de Nardi,is the former Chief of the Joint Staff of the Armed Forces of Brazil. De Nardi was sworn in as the first Chief of the Joint Staff of the Armed Forces by then-Defense Minister Nelson Jobim on 6 September 2010. On 8 December 2015,Admiral Ademir Sobrinho was sworn in as the second Chief of the Joint Staff by Defense Minister Aldo Rebelo.
The following is a list of the orders,decorations,and medals of Brazil:
The Armed Forces General Staff,or EMGFA,is the supreme military body of Portugal. It is responsible for the planning,command and control of the Portuguese Armed Forces.
Raul Botelho is a Brazilian Lieutenant-Brigadier of the Brazilian Air Force,who has served as Chief of the Joint Staff of the Armed Forces of the Brazilian Armed Forces since 2019.
A military crisis was triggered in March 2021 when Brazil's highest military officials resigned in response to President Jair Bolsonaro's attempts to politicize the armed forces. Since the beginning of his government,Bolsonaro had appointed an unprecedented number of military personnel to civilian positions,seeking to receive,in exchange,support from the military,including through public demonstrations in favor of his government's policies and against the measures adopted by the governors to confront the COVID-19 pandemic,in addition to advocating the decree of the State of Defense,as a way to increase its powers.
The Aerospace Operations Command is a joint command of the Brazilian Armed Forces in charge of planning,coordinating and conducting the employment of aerospace assets. Although part of the Brazilian Air Force's structure,it includes personnel from the Brazilian Army and Navy. COMAE is the central body in the Brazilian Aerospace Defense System and as such,it is directly responsible for the aerospace defense of Brazilian territory and may control Air Force,Army and Navy units.
Laerte de Souza Santos is a Brazilian Army General and former Chief of the Joint Staff of the Armed Forces. Santos became commander on 31 May 2021,replacing Raul Botelho.
The Brazilian Submarine Force Command,is the submarine force of the Brazilian Navy. The ComForS is one of the oldest commands of the Brazilian Armed Forces.
The Brazilian Navy General Staff is the general management body responsible for the coordination of the Brazilian Navy,the sea force of the Brazilian Armed Forces.
Admiral Henrique Eduardo Passaláqua de Gouveia e Melo is a Portuguese Navy officer,currently serving as the Chief of the Naval Staff,since December 2021.
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