The Eastern Military Command ( pt, Comando Militar do Leste or CML) is one of eight Military Commands of the Brazilian Army. The Eastern Military Command is responsible for the defence of the states

Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a b ...

Minas Gerais Minas Gerais () is a state in Southeastern Brazil. It ranks as the second most populous, the third by gross domestic product (GDP), and the fourth largest by area in the country. The state's capital and largest city, Belo Horizonte (literall ...

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Espírito Santo Espírito Santo (, , ; ) is a state in southeastern Brazil. Its capital is Vitória, and its largest city is Serra. With an extensive coastline, the state hosts some of the country's main ports, and its beaches are significant tourist attra ...

. A Parachutist Brigade (the Brigada de Infantaria Pára-quedista) and two Infantry Brigades are assigned to the 1st Army Division, which is the CMLs manoeuvre unit. Two Military Regional Commands are subordinated to the CML for administrative purposes.

Current Structure

* Eastern Military Command (''Comando do Comando Militar do Leste'') in

** HQ Company Eastern Military Command (''Companhia de Comando do Comando Militar do Leste'') in Rio de Janeiro ** 1st Foot Guard Battalion (''1º Batalhão de Guardas'') in Rio de Janeiro ** 2nd Guard Cavalry Regiment (''2º Regimento de Cavalaria de Guarda'') in Rio de Janeiro ** 1st Military Police Battalion (''1º Batalhão de Polícia do Exército'') in Rio de Janeiro ** 2nd Military Intelligence Company (''2ª Companhia de Inteligência'') in Rio de Janeiro ** 1st Military Region (''1ª Região Militar'') in Rio de Janeiro covering the

and

states *** HQ Company 1st Military Region (''Companhia de Comando da 1ª Região Militar'') in Rio de Janeiro *** 1st Military Region Regional Maintenance Park (''Parque Regional de Manutenção da 1ª Região Militar'') in Rio de Janeiro *** 111th War Materiel Support Company (''111ª Companhia de Apoio de Material Bélico'') in Rio de Janeiro *** 2nd

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 ...

Circumscription (''2ª Circunscrição de Serviço Militar'') in Rio de Janeiro *** Army Central Hospital (''Hospital Central do Exército'') in Rio de Janeiro *** Rio de Janeiro Garrison Hospital (''Hospital da Guarnição de Rio de Janeiro'') in Rio de Janeiro *** Military Polyclinic Rio de Janeiro (''Policlínica Militar do Rio de Janeiro'') in Rio de Janeiro *** Military Polyclinic Niterói (''Policlínica Militar do Niterói'') in Niterói ** 4th Military Region (''4ª Região Militar'') in

Belo Horizonte Belo Horizonte (, ; ) is the sixth-largest city in Brazil, with a population around 2.7 million and with a metropolitan area of 6 million people. It is the 13th-largest city in South America and the 18th-largest in the Americas. The metropol ...

covering the

state (without the

Triângulo Mineiro The Triângulo Mineiro (, '' Mineiro Triangle'') is the region that comprises the west part of the state of Minas Gerais, in Brazil. It occupies an area of 93,500 km2 (slightly larger than Portugal or Hungary) and is bordered to the east by Ser ...

area) *** HQ Company 4th Military Region (''Companhia de Comando da 4ª Região Militar'') in Belo Horizonte *** 12th Infantry Battalion (''12º Batalhão de Infantaria'') in Belo Horizonte *** 55th Infantry Battalion (''55º Batalhão de Infantaria'') in

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*** 4th Military Police Company (''4ª Companhia de Polícia do Exército'') in Belo Horizonte *** Juiz de Fora Garrison Hospital (''Hospital da Guarnição de Juiz de Fora'') in Juiz de Fora *** 11th

Circumscription (''11ª Circunscrição de Serviço Militar'') in Belo Horizonte *** 12th Military Service Circumscription (''12ª Circunscrição de Serviço Militar'') in Juiz de Fora *** Brazilian Army NCO Academy (ESA) (''Escola de Sargentos das Armas - ESA'') in Três Corações *** Military High School Juiz de Fora (''Colégio Militar de Juiz de Fora'') in Juiz de Fora ** 5th Engineer Group' (''5º Grupamento de Engenharia'') in Rio de Janeiro *** HQ Company 5th Engineer Group (Companhia de Comando do 5º Grupamento de Engenharia) in Rio de Janeiro *** 1st Combat Engineer (Training) Battalion (''1º Batalhão de Engenharia de Combate (Escola)'') in Rio de Janeiro *** 4th Combat Engineer Battalion (''4º Batalhão de Engenharia de Combate) in

Itajubá Itajubá is a municipality in southeastern Minas Gerais state of the Federative Republic of Brazil. It lies in a valley by the Sapucaí river and has terrain elevations ranging from 827 to 1500 metres, occupying an area of 290.45 km2 (112.14&n ...

*** 10th Construction Engineer Battalion (''10º Batalhão de Engenharia de Construção'') in

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** 1st Army Division (''1ª Divisão de Exército'') in Rio de Janeiro *** HQ Company 1st Army Division (''Companhia de Comando da 1ª Divisão de Exército'') in Rio de Janeiro *** 38th Infantry Battalion (''38º Batalhão de Infantaria'') in

Vila Velha Vila Velha (; Portuguese for "Old Village") is a coastal city in Espírito Santo, Brazil. It lies across from Vitória, the state capital. Its population was 501,325 (2020) and its area is 210.23 km². Location Vila Velha forms part of t ...

*** 11th Military Police Battalion (''11º Batalhão de Polícia do Exército'') in Rio de Janeiro *** 1st CBRN Defense Battalion (''1º Batalhão de Defesa, Química, Biológica, Radiológica e Nuclear'') in Rio de Janeiro *** 21st Logistics Battalion (''21º Batalhão Logístico'') in Rio de Janeiro *** 1st Division Artillery (''Artilharia Divisionária da 1ª Divisão de Exército'') in Niterói **** HQ Battery 1st Division Artillery (''Bateria de Comando da Artilharia Divisionária da 1ª DE'') in Niterói **** 11th Field Artillery Group (''11º Grupo de Artilharia de Campanha'') in Rio de Janeiro **** 14th Field Artillery Group (''14º Grupo de Artilharia de Campanha'') in

Pouso Alegre Pouso Alegre is a municipality in southern region of Minas Gerais state, Brazil, with a population of 152,549 in 2020. The area of the municipality is 543 km². It lies in the valley of the Sapucaí River. Cities that form boundaries with P ...

**** 21st Field Artillery Group (''21º Grupo de Artilharia de Campanha'') in Niterói *** Paratrooper Infantry Brigade (''Brigada de Infantaria Pára-quedista'') in Rio de Janeiro **** HQ Company Parachute Infantry Brigade (''Companhia de Comando da Brigada de Infantaria Pára-quedista'') in Rio de Janeiro **** 25th Parachutist Infantry Battalion (''25º Batalhão de Infantaria Pára-quedista'') in Rio de Janeiro **** 26th Parachutist Infantry Battalion (''26º Batalhão de Infantaria Pára-quedista'') in Rio de Janeiro **** 27th Parachutist Infantry Battalion (''27º Batalhão de Infantaria Pára-quedista'') in Rio de Janeiro **** 8th Parachutist Field Artillery Group (''8º Grupo de Artilharia de Campanha Pára-quedista'') in Rio de Janeiro **** 20th Parachutist Logistics Battalion (''20º Batalhão Logístico Pára-quedista'') in Rio de Janeiro **** Parachutist Folding, Maintenance and Air Supply Battalion (''Batalhão de Dobragem, Manutenção de Pára-quedas e Suprimento Pelo Ar'') in Rio de Janeiro **** Parachutist Pathfinder Company (''Companhia de Precursores Pára-quedista'') in Rio de Janeiro **** 1st Parachute Cavalry Squadron (''1º Esquadrão de Cavalaria pára-quedista'') in Rio de Janeiro **** 21st Parachutist Air Defence Artillery Battery (''21ª Bateria de Artilharia Anti-Aérea Pára-quedista'') in Rio de Janeiro **** 1st Parachutist Combat Engineer Company (''1ª Companhia de Engenharia de Combate pára-quedista'') in Rio de Janeiro **** 20th Parachutist Signals Company (''20ª Companhia de Comunicações Pára-quedista'') in Rio de Janeiro **** 36th Parachutist Military Police Platoon (''36º Pelotão de Polícia do Exército Pára-quedista'') in Rio de Janeiro *** 4th Light Infantry (Mountain) Brigade (''4ª Brigada de Infantaria Leve (Montanha)'') in

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**** HQ Company 4th Light Infantry (Mountain) Brigade (''Companhia de Comando da 4ª Brigada de Infantaria Leve (Montanha)'') in Juiz de Fora **** 10th Light Infantry Battalion (''10º Batalhão de Infantaria'') in Juiz de Fora **** 11th Mountain Infantry Battalion (''11º Batalhão de Infantaria de Montanha'') in

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**** 32nd Light Infantry Battalion (''32º Batalhão de Infantaria Motorizado'') in Petrópolis **** 4th Light Field Artillery Group (''4º Grupo de Artilharia de Campanha Leve'') in Juiz de Fora **** 17th Light Logistics Battalion (''17º Batalhão Logístico Leve'') in Juiz de Fora **** 4th Mechanized Cavalry Squadron (''4º Esquadrão de Cavalaria Mecanizado'') in

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**** 4th Signals Company (''4ª Companhia de Comunicações'') in Belo Horizonte **** 35th Military Police Platoon (''35º Pelotão de Polícia do Exército'') in Juiz de Fora *** Training Units Group/9th Motorized Infantry Brigade (''Grupamento de Unidades-Escola/9ª Brigada de Infantaria Motorizada'') in Rio de Janeiro **** HQ Company Training Units Group/9th Motorized Infantry Brigade (''Companhia de Comando do Grupamento de Unidades-escola/9ª Brigada de Infantaria Motorizada'') in Rio de Janeiro **** 15th Mechanized Cavalry (Training) Regiment (''15º Regimento de Cavalaria Mecanizado (Escola) '') in Rio de Janeiro **** 1st Motorized Infantry (Training) Battalion (''1º Batalhão de Infantaria Motorizado (escola)'') in Rio de Janeiro **** 2nd Motorized Infantry (Training) Battalion (''2º Batalhão de Infantaria Motorizado (escola)'') in Rio de Janeiro **** 57th Motorized Infantry (Training) Battalion (''57º Batalhão de Infantaria Motorizado (escola)'') in Rio de Janeiro **** 31st Field Artillery (Training) Group (''31º Grupo de Artilharia de Campanha (Escola)'') in Rio de Janeiro **** Signals Training Battalion (''Batalhão Escola de Comunicações'') in Rio de Janeiro **** 25th Logistics (Training) Battalion (''25º Batalhão Logístico (Escola)'') in Rio de Janeiro **** 2nd Infantry Company (''2ª Companhia de Infantaria'') in

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**** 9th Air Defence Artillery (Training) Battery (''9ª Bateria de Artilharia Anti-Aérea (Escola)'') in

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**** 9th Military Police Platoon (''9º Pelotão de Polícia do Exército'') in Rio de Janeiro

References

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