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The Amazon Military Command ( pt, Comando Militar da Amazônia or CMA) is one of eight Military Commands of the Brazilian Army. The Amazon Military Command is responsible for the defence of the
Amazon Basin The Amazon basin is the part of South America drained by the Amazon River and its tributaries. The Amazon drainage basin covers an area of about , or about 35.5 percent of the South American continent. It is located in the countries of Bolivi ...
. Four Infantry Brigades specializing in Jungle warfare, one construction Engineer Brigade and one Military Regional Command are subordinated to the CMA. Its area of responsibility covers the states of Amazonas,
Acre The acre is a unit of land area used in the imperial Imperial is that which relates to an empire, emperor, or imperialism. Imperial or The Imperial may also refer to: Places United States * Imperial, California * Imperial, Missouri * Imp ...
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Roraima Roraima (, ) is one of the 26 states of Brazil. Located in the country's North Region, it is the northernmost and most geographically and logistically isolated state in Brazil. It is bordered by the state of Pará to the southeast, Amazonas ...
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Rondônia Rondônia () is one of the 26 states of Brazil, located in the northern subdivision of the country (central-western part). To the west is a short border with the state of Acre, to the north is the state of Amazonas, in the east is Mato Grosso, ...
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Current Structure

* Amazon Military Command (''Comando Militar da Amazônia'') in
Manaus Manaus () is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian state of Amazonas. It is the seventh-largest city in Brazil, with an estimated 2020 population of 2,219,580 distributed over a land area of about . Located at the east center of the s ...
** HQ Company Amazon Military Command (''Companhia de Comando do Comando Militar da Amazônia'') in Manaus ** 1st Jungle Signals Battalion (''1º Batalhão de Comunicações de Selva'') in Manaus ** 4th Army Aviation Battalion (''4º Batalhão de Aviação do Exército'') in Manaus ** 7th Military Police Battalion (''7º Batalhão de Polícia do Exército'') in Manaus ** 12th Jungle Anti-air Artillery Group (''12º Grupo de Artilharia Antiaérea de Selva'') in Manaus ** 3rd Special Forces Company (''3ª Companhia de Forças Especiais'') in Manaus ** Jungle Warfare Instruction Center (''Centro de Instrução de Guerra na Selva'') in Manaus ** Military High School Manaus (''Colégio Militar de Manaus'') in Manaus ** 4th Geographic Center (''4º Centro Geográfico'') in Manaus ** 12th Military Region (''12ª Região Militar'') in Manaus *** HQ Company 12th Military Region (''Companhia de Comando da 12ª Região Militar'') in Manaus *** 12th Support Battalion (''12º Batalhão de Suprimento'') in Manaus *** 12th Military Region Regional Maintenance Park (Parque Regional de Manutenção da 12ª Região Militar'') in Manaus *** Amazon Military Command Boat Center (''Centro de Embarcações do Comando Militar da Amazônia'') in Manaus *** Manaus Military Area Hospital (''Hospital Militar de Área de Manaus'') in Manaus *** Tabatinga Garrison Hospital (''Hospital da Guarnição de Tabatinga'') in Tabatinga *** Porto Velho Garrison Hospital (''Hospital da Guarnição de Porto Velho'') in Porto Velho *** São Gabriel da Cachoeira Garrison Hospital (''Hospital da Guarnição de São Gabriel da Cachoeira'') in São Gabriel da Cachoeira *** 29th
Military Service Military service is service by an individual or group in an army or other militia, air forces, and naval forces, whether as a chosen job (volunteer) or as a result of an involuntary draft (conscription). Some nations (e.g., Mexico) require a ...
Circumscription (''29ª Circunscrição de Serviço Militar'') in Manaus *** 32st Military Service Circumscription (''31ª Circunscrição de Serviço Militar'') in Porto Velho ** 1st Jungle Infantry Brigade (''1ª Brigada de Infantaria de Selva'') in Boa Vista *** HQ Company 1st Jungle Infantry Brigade (''Companhia de Comando da 1ª Brigada de Infantaria de Selva'') in Boa Vista *** 1st Jungle Infantry Battalion (''1º Batalhão de Infantaria de Selva'') in Manaus *** "Roraima" Frontier Command/ 7th Jungle Infantry Battalion (''Comando de Fronteira - Roraima e 7º Batalhão de Infantaria de Selva'') in Boa Vista *** 10th Jungle Field Artillery Group (''10º Grupo de Artilharia de Campanha de Selva'') in Boa Vista *** 12th Mechanized Cavalry Squadron (''12º Esquadrão de Cavalaria Mecanizado'') in Boa Vista *** 1st Jungle Signals Platoon (''1º Pelotão de Comunicações de Selva'') in Boa Vista *** 32nd Military Police Platoon (''32º Pelotão de Polícia do Exército'') in Boa Vista *** 1st Jungle Logistics Battalion (''1º Batalhão Logístico de Selva'') in Boa Vista *** Boa Vista Medical Post (''Posto Médico de Boa Vista'') in Boa Vista ** 2nd Jungle Infantry Brigade (''2ª Brigada de Infantaria de Selva'') in São Gabriel da Cachoeira *** HQ Company 2nd Jungle Infantry Brigade (''Companhia de Comando da 2ª Brigada de Infantaria de Selva'') in São Gabriel da Cachoeira *** 3rd Jungle Infantry Battalion (''3º Batalhão de Infantaria de Selva'') in Tefé *** "Rio Negro" Frontier Command/ 5th Jungle Infantry Battalion (''Comando de Fronteira - Rio Negro e 5º Batalhão de Infantaria de Selva'') in São Gabriel da Cachoeira *** 22nd Jungle Signals Platoon (''22º Pelotão de Comunicações de Selva'') in Porto Velho *** 22nd Military Police Platoon (''22º Pelotão de Polícia do Exército'') in São Gabriel da Cachoeira *** 2nd Jungle Logistics Battalion (''2º Batalhão Logístico de Selva'') in São Gabriel da Cachoeira ** 16th Jungle Infantry Brigade (''16ª Brigada de Infantaria de Selva'') in Tefé *** HQ Company 16th Jungle Infantry Brigade (''Companhia de Comando da 16ª Brigada de Infantaria de Selva'') in Tefé *** "Solimões" Frontier Command/ 8th Jungle Infantry Battalion (''Comando de Fronteira - Solimões e 8º Batalhão de Infantaria de Selva'') in Tabatinga *** 17th Jungle Infantry Battalion (''17º Batalhão de Infantaria de Selva'') in Tefé *** 16th Jungle Signals Platoon (''16º Pelotão de Comunicações de Selva'') in Tefé *** 34th Military Police Platoon (''34º Pelotão de Polícia do Exército'') in Tefé *** 16th Jungle Logistics Battalion (''16º Batalhão Logístico de Selva'') in Tefé ** 17th Jungle Infantry Brigade (''17ª Brigada de Infantaria de Selva'') in Porto Velho *** HQ Company 17th Jungle Infantry Brigade (''Companhia de Comando da 17ª Brigada de Infantaria de Selva'') in Porto Velho *** "Acre" Frontier Command/ 4th Jungle Infantry Battalion (''Comando de Fronteira - Acre e 4º Batalhão de Infantaria de Selva'') in Rio Branco *** "Rondônia" Frontier Command/ 6th Jungle Infantry Battalion (''Comando de Fronteira - Rondônia e 6º Batalhão de Infantaria de Selva'') in Guajará-Mirim *** 54th Jungle Infantry Battalion (''54º Batalhão de Infantaria de Selva'') in Humaitá *** 61st Jungle Infantry Battalion (''61º Batalhão de Infantaria de Selva'') in Cruzeiro do Sul *** 17th Jungle Infantry Company (''17ª Companhia de Infantaria de Selva'') in Porto Velho *** 17th Jungle Signals Platoon (''17º Pelotão de Comunicações de Selva'') in Porto Velho *** 17th Military Police Platoon (''17º Pelotão de Polícia do Exército'') in Porto Velho *** 17th Jungle Logistics Battalion (''17º Batalhão Logístico de Selva'') in Porto Velho ** 2nd Engineer Group (''2º Grupamento de Engenharia'') in Manaus *** HQ Company 2nd Engineer Group (''Companhia de Comando do 2º Grupamento de Engenharia'') in Manaus *** 5th Construction Engineer Battalion (''5º Batalhão de Engenharia de Construção'') in Porto Velho *** 6th Construction Engineer Battalion (''6º Batalhão de Engenharia de Construção'') in Boa Vista *** 7th Construction Engineer Battalion (''7º Batalhão de Engenharia de Construção'') in Rio Branco *** 8th Construction Engineer Battalion (''8º Batalhão de Engenharia de Construção'') in Santarém *** 21st Construction Engineer Company (''21ª Companhia de Engenharia de Construção'') in São Gabriel da Cachoeira


References

{{Reflist Commands of the Brazilian Armed Forces Regional commands of the Brazilian Army