The Brazilian Army grew out of Portuguese colonial defense forces and was formally established under Brazil's 1824 constitution, two years after independence, though Brazilian troops had already fought under the national flag from 1822 and the institution traces a symbolic, if not directly continuous, lineage back to the First Battle of Guararapes in 1648. The army's most significant nineteenth-century test came in the Paraguayan War from 1864 to 1870, which expanded Brazilian ground forces to some 135,000 soldiers and underscored the military's importance even as postwar budgets were sharply reduced. In the Second World War the Brazilian Expeditionary Force sent its 1st Infantry Division to fight in the Allied Italian campaign of 1944 to 1945, where Brazilian troops achieved a key victory at the Battle of Monte Castello after adapting from costly frontal assaults to flanking maneuvers. Organized around the brigade as its basic combined-arms unit and increasingly specialized for jungle, mountain and urban operations alongside rapid-deployment capability, the modern Brazilian Army numbered roughly 212,000 active personnel and well over a million reserves as of the mid-2010s, the largest standing army in South America.
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Founded Year1824 is the year a national army was first designated by law; the source infobox also gives 1822 as the de facto start. Force Type
Force Type (category) Brazilian Army
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The Brazilian Army, leading the Triple Alliance, fought Paraguay in the 1864-70 Paraguayan War
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Source Wikipedia: EE-11 Urutu
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1. Brazilian Army, Wikipedia
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responsible, externally, for defending the country in eminently terrestrial operations
19th century, First reign, opening clause
A Brazilian national army was designated by law for the first time in the
19th century, First reign
A Brazilian national army was designated by law for the first time in the Brazilian Empire's 1824 constitution
View the SourceMilitary Factory: Ceska Zbrojovka vz. 27 Semi-Automatic Pistol
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Bolivia; Brazil; Czechoslovakia; Ecuador; Egypt; India; Kenya; Nazi Germany; Pakistan; Poland; South Africa; Turkey; United Kingdom; Venezuela
Military Factory: Fabrique Nationale Model 1949 / SAFN (FN-49) Self-Loading Service Rifle / Battle Rifle
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Argentina; Belgium; Brazil; Colombia; Democratic Republic of the Congo; Egypt; Indonesia; Luxembourg; Venezuela
Wikipedia: Mil Mi-24
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Brazil
Wikipedia: USAS-12
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Brazil: Used by the GRUMEC and army Special Forces battalions
Wikipedia: Mauser Model 1904
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Brazil: 7mm DWM Model 1907 rifles. A Model 1907 carbine was also sold by DWM to the cavalry of the military police.
Wikipedia: MAX 1.2 AC
Operates: MAX 1.2 AC, Article bodyQuote, Operates: MAX 1.2 AC, Article body
A prototype was approved in 2004 and the first pre-series models were delivered to the Brazilian Army and Brazilian Marine Corps in 2013-2014.
Wikipedia: EE-11 Urutu
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While the CFN declined to adopt the EE-11 Urutu in large numbers, the Brazilian Army was more forthcoming and purchased 223; these entered service in 1975.
Wikipedia: EE-9 Cascavel
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The hulls were purchased by the Brazilian Army but mounted the same antiquated 37mm cannon and turret recycled from its elderly Greyhounds.
Wikipedia: IMBEL MD97
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The IMBEL MD97 is a Brazilian assault rifle used by the Brazilian Army, Special Forces, and police forces.
Wikipedia: MILAN (missile)
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Brazil - Brazilian Army
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Brazil - Brazilian Army
View the Source Wikipedia: Beretta M12
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Brazil: Made under license by Taurus as the MT12. Standard submachine gun of the Brazilian Army where it is designated M972.
Wikipedia: M110 Semi-Automatic Sniper System
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Brazil: Used by Army Special Forces
MilitaryFactory.com: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
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[ Argentina; Bolivia; Brazil; Canada; Colombia; Denmark; Dominican Republic; France; Nazi Germany; Iran; Israel; Japan; Mexico; Nicaragua; Peru; Portugal; South Africa; Taiwan; Soviet Union; Sweden; United Kingdom; United States ]
MilitaryFactory.com: Molotov Cocktail
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[ Afghanistan; Albania; Algeria; Angola; Australia; Austria; Austria-Hungary; Argentina; Bahrain; Bangladesh; Belgium; Belize; Benin; Bolivia; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Botswana; Brazil; Bulgaria; Cambodia; Canada; Cameroon; Caoe Verde; Central African Republic; Chad; Chechnya; Chile; China; Colombia; Comoros; Congo-Brazaville; Croatia; Cuba; Cyprus; Czechoslovakia; Czech Republic; Democratic Republic of the Congo; Denmark; Ecuadaor; Egypt; Equitorial New Guinea; El Salvador; Estonia; Ethiopia; Finland; France; Gabon; Georgia; Germany; Guinea-Bissau; Greece; Guyana; Hungary; India; Indonesia; Iran; Iraq; Ireland; Israel; Italy; Imperial Germany; Imperial Japan; Imperial Russia; Ivory Coast; Jamaica; Japan; Jordan; Kazakhstan; Kosovo; Laos; Latvia; Lebanon; Lesotho; Liberia; Libya; Lithuania; Macedonia; Madagascar; Malaysia; Mali; Mongolia; Morocco; Mozambique; Namibia; Nazi Germany; Nepal; Netherlands; New Zealand; North Korea; Norway; Oman; Pakistan; Panama; Paraguay; Peru; Philippines; Poland; Portugal; Qatar; Romania; Russia; Sao Tome and Principe; Serbia; Seychelles; Sierra Leone; Singapore; Slovakia; Slovenia; Somalia; South Africa; South Korea; Soviet Union; Spain; Sri Lanka; Sudan; Sweden; Syria; Taiwan; Tanzania; Thailand; Togo; Tunisia; Turkey; Turkmenistan; Uganda; Ukraine; Uruguay; United Arab Emirates; United Kingdom; United States; Uzbekistan; Vietnam; Yemen; Zambia; Zimbabwe ]
MilitaryFactory.com: Fabrique Nationale M249 SAW / LMG
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[ Afghanistan; Australia; Belgium; Brazil; Canada; Chile; Croatia; Czech Republic; Denmark; Dominican Republic; East Timor; Egypt; El Salvador; France; Greece; Hungary; Indonesia; Iraq; Ireland; India; Italy; Japan; Jordan; Latvia; Lebanon; Luxembourg; Malaysia; Mexico; Morocco; Nepal; Netherlands; New Zealand; Norway; Pakistan; Papua New Guinea; Peru; Philippines; Poland; Serbia; Slovakia; Slovenia; Spain; Sri Lanka; Suriname; Sweden; Switzerland; Taiwan; Thailand; Turkey; United Arab Emirates; United Kingdom; United States; Vietnam ]
MilitaryFactory.com: SPAD S.XIII
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[ Argentina; Belgium; Brazil; Czechoslovakia; France; Greece; Kingdom of Italy; Imperial Japan; Imperial Russia; Poland; Siam (Thailand); Spain; Turkey; Uruguay; United Kingdom; United States ]
MilitaryFactory.com: SIG SG 550 (Sturmgewehr Model 550) / Stgw 90
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[ Argentina; Brazil; Egypt; France; Germany; India; Indonesia; Macau; Malaysia; Malta; Pakistan; Philippines; Poland; Serbia; Slovakia; Spain; Switzerland; Turkey; United States ]
MilitaryFactory.com: SA-18 (Grouse) / 9K38 Igla
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[ Armenia; Belarus; Brazil; Bulgaria; Cuba; Egypt; Eritrea; Finland; Georgia; Hungary; Indonesia; India; Iran; Iraq; Kazakhstan; Macedonia; Myanmar; Malaysia; Mexico; Morocco; Mongolia; Peru; Russia; Serbia; Singapore; Slovakia; South Korea; Soviet Union; Sri Lanka; Syria; Thailand; Turkey; Ukraine; Vietnam; Zimbabwe ]
MilitaryFactory.com: Benelli M4 Super 90 (M1014 JSCS)
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[ Andorra; Australia; Belarus; Brazil; Croatia; Georgia; Greece; Iraq; Italy; Ireland; Israel; Jordan; Libya; Lithuania; Malaysia; Malta; Portugal; Serbia; Slovakia; Slovenia; South Korea; Ukraine; United Kingdom; United States ]
MilitaryFactory.com: Heckler & Koch HK 33E
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[ Brazil; Greece; Indonesia; Ireland; Malaysia; Myanmar; Mexico; Saudi Arabia; Turkey; United Kingdom ]
MilitaryFactory.com: ArmaLite AR-10
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[ Brazil; Burma; Canada; Cuba; Finland; Guatemala; Italy; Nicaragua; Portugal; Romania; Sudan; West Germany ]
MilitaryFactory.com: MOWAG Piranha
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[ Australia; Belgium; Botswana; Brazil; Canada; Chile; Denmark; Ghana; Iraq; Ireland; Liberia; New Zealand; Nigeria; Oman; Qatar; Romania; Saudi Arabia; Spain; Sweden; Switzerland; United States ]
MilitaryFactory.com: SIG-Sauer P320
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[ Brazil; Canada; France; Denmark; Norway; Switzerland; Thailand (police); United States ]
MilitaryFactory.com: Jagdpanzer SK 105 Kurassier
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[ Argentina; Austria; Bolivia; Botswana; Brazil; Morocco; Tunisia ]
MilitaryFactory.com: IMBEL IA2
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[ Brazil ]
MilitaryFactory.com: Taurus Model 856
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[ Brazil (retired) ]
MilitaryFactory.com: Luger P08 (Pistole Parabellum 1908 / Parabellum-Pistole)
MilitaryFactory.comOperates: Luger P08 Pistol, OperatorsQuote, Operates: Luger P08 Pistol, Operators
[ Bolivia; Brazil; Bulgaria; Finland; France; East Germany; German Empire; Nazi Germany; Germany; Imperial Japan; Iran; Netherlands; Portugal; Taiwan; Switzerland; Turkey; Zimbabwe ]
MilitaryFactory.com: Bofors 40mm (Series)
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[ Algeria; Argentina; Australia; Austria; Bahrain; Bangladesh; Belgium; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Belize; Brazil; Brunei; Burma; Canada; Chile; Croatia; Cyprus; Denmark; Djibouti; Dominican Republic; Ecuador; Egypt; Finland; France; Germany; Guatemala; India; Indonesia; Iceland; Ireland; Iraq; Israel; Kingdom of Italy; Italy; Japan; Jordan; Kenya; Lebanon; Libya; Latvia; Lithuania; Malaysia; Mexico; Malta; Netherlands; Nigeria; Norway; New Zealand; Oman; Pakistan; Panama; Paraguay; Peru; Philippines; Poland; Portugal; Qatar; Saudi Arabia; Serbia; Singapore; Sudan; South Africa; South Korea; Spain; Sri Lanka; Sweden; Switzerland; Taiwan; Thailand; Turkey; United Arab Emirates; United Kingdom; United States; Uruguay; South Vietnam; Vietnam; Venezuela; Yemen ]
MilitaryFactory.com: Saab JAS 39 Gripen (Griffin)
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[ Brazil; Bulgaria (committed); Czech Republic; Hungary; Slovakia; South Africa; Sweden; Thailand (announced); United Kingdom (training only) ]
MilitaryFactory.com: Heckler & Koch HK G36
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[ Albania; Australia; Belgium; Brazil; Canada; Croatia; Czech Republic; Egypt; Finland; Germany; Georgia; Greece; Hong Kong; Iceland; Indonesia; Iraq; Italy; Japan; Jordan; South Korea; Kosovo; Latvia; Lebanon; Libya; Lithuania; Malaysia; Mexico; Montenegro; Norway; Philippines; Poland; Portugal; Saudi Arabia; Serbia; Slovakia; Spain; Sweden; United Kingdom; United States ]
MilitaryFactory.com: Heckler & Koch UMP (Universal Machine Pistol)
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[ Albania; Australia; Brazil; Germany; Greece; Jordan; Latvia; Malaysia; Mexico; Romania; Serbia; Slovakia; Thailand; United States ]
MilitaryFactory.com: Milkor MGL Y2
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[ Bangladesh; Brazil; Colombia; Croatia; Denmark; Georgia; India; Indonesia; Jordan; Malaysia; Pakistan; Philippines; South Africa; South Korea; Sweden; Taiwan; Thailand; Turkey; United States (M32); Vietnam ]
MilitaryFactory.com: Colt / AAI M203
MilitaryFactory.comOperates: M203 Grenade Launcher, OperatorsQuote, Operates: M203 Grenade Launcher, Operators
[ Australia; Austria; Bangladesh; Brazil; Cambodia; Canada; Chile; Columbia; Denmark; Egypt; France; Greece; Indonesia; Iraq; Ireland; Israel; Italy; Japan; Jordan; Lebanon; Malaysia; Mexico; New Zealand; Philippines; Portugal; Saudi Arabia; Singapore; South Korea; Sri Lanka; Sweden; Thailand; Turkey; Ukraine; United Kingdom; United States; Vietnam ]
MilitaryFactory.com: M40 (RR)
MilitaryFactory.comOperates: M40 recoilless rifle, OperatorsQuote, Operates: M40 recoilless rifle, Operators
[ Angola; Australia; Austria; Bahrain; Bangladesh; Bolivia; Brazil; Burkina Faso; Cambodia; Cameroon; Canada; Central African Republic; Chile; Colombia; Cyprus; Democratic Republic of the Congo; Denmark; Djibouti; Dominican Republic; Egypt; Ecuador; El Salvador; Estonia; France; Gabon; Guatemala; Greece; Haiti; Honduras; India; Indonesia; Iran; Iraq; Israel; Italy; Ivory Coast; Japan; Jordan; Laos; Lebanon; Liberia; Libya; Luxembourg; Madagascar; Malaysia; Mauritania; Mexico; Morocco; Myanmar; New Zealand; Nicaragua; Niger; Nigeria; Norway; Pakistan; Peru; Philippines; Portugal; Rhodesia; Saudi Arabia; Singapore; Somalia; South Africa; South Korea; Spain; Sudan; Suriname; Sri Lanka; Switzerland; Syria; Taiwan; Thailand; Tunisia; Turkey; Uruguay; United Arab Emirates; United States; Venezuela; Vietnam; Yemen; Zimbabwe ]
MilitaryFactory.com: M2-2 / M9A1-7
MilitaryFactory.comOperates: M2 flamethrower, OperatorsQuote, Operates: M2 flamethrower, Operators
[ Australia; Brazil; Japan; Philippines; United States ]
MilitaryFactory.com: Model 1904 Vergueiro-Mauser (Portuguese Mauser)
MilitaryFactory.comOperates: Mauser-Vergueiro, OperatorsQuote, Operates: Mauser-Vergueiro, Operators
[ Brazil; Imperial Germany; Portugal; South Africa ]
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