This article presents the insignia and
ranks of the
Brazilian military
The Brazilian Armed Forces ( pt, Forças Armadas Brasileiras, ) are the unified military forces of the Federative Republic of Brazil. Consisting of three service branches, it comprises the Brazilian Army (including the Brazilian Army Aviati ...
. The insignia and ranks of the Brazilian military are defined by Act no. 6880 of December 9, 1980.
[Act no. 6880 of December 9, 1980.] The following ranks show Brazil's military insignia and its corresponding
NATO codes.
Air Force ranks date from 1941, when the Brazilian Air Force () was organized as a merger of the Navy's Aeronaval Force and the Army's Aviation Service.
Rank table
The shoulder epaulette pads from Navy and Air Force indicate both rank and specialty branch. The air force examples below are shown without branch designation marks on the epaulettes, with the exception of the ranks of Marshal of the Air Force and Air Chief Marshal, which can only be occupied by aviators. Army shoulder pads do not represent branch, as this is indicated elsewhere in the uniform like on the cuff and sleeves of the dress and everyday uniforms.
The
Military Police
Military police (MP) are law enforcement agencies connected with, or part of, the military of a state. In wartime operations, the military police may support the main fighting force with force protection, convoy security, screening, rear recon ...
alongside the
Military Firefighters Corps
In Brazil, the Military Firefighters Corps ( pt, Corpo De Bombeiros Militar) are military public security forces, responsible for civil defense, firefighting and search and rescue inside the federative units. Since 1915, it has been a military res ...
are classed as an auxiliary and reserve forces of the Army.
Officers
NCO and enlisted grades
See also
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Military rank
Military ranks are a system of hierarchical relationships, within armed forces, police, intelligence agencies or other institutions organized along military lines. The military rank system defines dominance, authority, and responsibility in a ...
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Comparative military ranks
This article is a list of various nations' armed forces ranking designations. Comparisons are made between the different systems used by nations to categorize the hierarchy of an armed force compared to another. Several of these lists mention ...
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