The Southern Military Command ( pt, Comando Militar do Sul or CMS) is one of eight Military Commands of the Brazilian Army. The Southern Military Command is responsible for the defence of the states of Rio Grande do Sul, Paraná and Santa Catarina.

Current Structure

* Southern Military Command (''Comando Militar do Sul'') in

Porto Alegre Porto Alegre (, , Brazilian ; ) is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. Its population of 1,488,252 inhabitants (2020) makes it the twelfth most populous city in the country and the center of Brazil's fif ...

** HQ Company Southern Military Command (''Companhia de Comando do Comando Militar do Sul'') in Porto Alegre ** 3rd Guard Cavalry Regiment (''3º Regimento de Cavalaria de Guarda'') in Porto Alegre ** 3rd Signals Battalion (''3º Batalhão de Comunicações de Exército'') in Porto Alegre ** 3rd Military Police Battalion (''3º Batalhão de Polícia do Exército'') in Porto Alegre ** 1st Military Intelligence Company (1ª Companhia de Inteligência) in Porto Alegre ** 8th Motorized Infantry Brigade (''8ª Brigada de Infantaria Motorizada'') in

Pelotas Pelotas () is a Brazilian city and municipality (''município''), the third most populous in the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul. It is located 270 km (168 mi) from Porto Alegre, the state's capital city, and 130 km (80.8&n ...

*** HQ Company 8th Motorized Infantry Brigade (''Companhia de Comando da 8ª Brigada de Infantaria Motorizada'') in Pelotas *** 9th Motorized Infantry Battalion (''9º Batalhão de Infantaria Motorizado'') in Pelotas *** 18th Motorized Infantry Battalion (''18º Batalhão de Infantaria Motorizado'') in

Sapucaia do Sul Sapucaia do Sul is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and wit ...

*** 19th Motorized Infantry Battalion (''19º Batalhão de Infantaria Motorizado'') in São Leopoldo *** 6th Field Artillery Group (''6º Grupo de Artilharia de Campanha'') in Rio Grande *** 6th Signals Battalion (''6º Batalhão de Comunicações'') in Bento Gonçalves *** 8th Logistics Battalion (''8º Batalhão Logístico'') in Porto Alegre *** 8th Mechanized Cavalry Squadron (''8º Esquadrão de Cavalaria Mecanizado'') in Porto Alegre *** 8th Military Police Platoon (''8º Pelotão de Polícia do Exército'') in Pelotas ** Army Artillery Command (''Comando de Artilharia do Exército'') in Porto Alegre *** HQ Battery Army Artillery Command (''Bateria de Comando do Comando de Artilharia do Exército'') in Porto Alegre *** 13th Field Artillery Group (''13º Grupo de Artilharia de Campanha'') in

Cachoeira do Sul Cachoeira do Sul () is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, southernmost Brazil. Its Marian Catedral da Nossa Senhora da Conceição http://www.gcatholic.org/churches/brazil/2666.htm GCatholic is the episcopal see of the Roman Cathol ...

*** 16th Self-propelled Field Artillery Group (''16º Grupo de Artilharia de Campanha Autopropulsado'') in

São Leopoldo São Leopoldo () (Portuguese for ''Saint Leopold'') is a Brazilian industrial city located in the south state of Rio Grande do Sul. Geography It occupies a total area of 103.9 km² (around 80 km² urban area) at ''circa'' 30 km fro ...

** 4th Engineer Group' (''4º Grupamento de Engenharia'') in Porto Alegre *** HQ Company 4th Engineer Group (Companhia de Comando do 4º Grupamento de Engenharia) in Porto Alegre *** 1st Railroad Battalion (1º Batalhão Ferroviário) in Lages *** 3rd Combat Engineer Battalion (''3º Batalhão de Engenharia de Combate'') in

*** 6th Combat Engineer Battalion (''6º Batalhão de Engenharia de Combate'') in São Gabriel

3rd Military Region

* 3rd Military Region (''3ª Região Militar'') in Porto Alegre covering the Rio Grande do Sul state ** 3rd Military Region Administration and Support Base (''Base de Administração e Apoio da 3ª Região Militar'') in Porto Alegre ** 1st Foot Guard Company (''1ª Companhia de Guardas'') in Porto Alegre ** Porto Alegre Military Area Hospital (''Hospital Militar de Área de Porto Alegre'') in Porto Alegre ** Military Polyclinic Porto Alegre (''Policlínica Militar do Porto Alegre'') in Porto Alegre ** Alegrete Garrison Hospital (''Hospital da Guarnição de Alegrete'') in Alegrete ** Bagé Garrison Hospital (''Hospital da Guarnição de Bagé'') in Bagé ** Santa Maria Garrison Hospital (''Hospital da Guarnição de Santa Maria'') in Santa Maria ** Santiago Garrison Hospital (''Hospital da Guarnição de Santiago'') in Santiago ** 8th

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 ...

Command (''8ª Circunscrição de Serviço Militar'') in Porto Alegre ** 10th Military Service Command (''10ª Circunscrição de Serviço Militar'') in Santo Ângelo ** 3rd Logistics Group (''3º Grupamento Logístico'') in Porto Alegre *** HQ Company 3rd Logistics Group (Companhia de Comando do 3º Grupamento Logístico) in Porto Alegre *** 3rd Supply Battalion (''3º Batalhão de Suprimento'') in Nova Santa Rita *** 3rd Military Region Regional Maintenance Park (''Parque Regional de Manutenção da 3ª Região Militar'') in Santa Maria *** Santa Maria Matériel Depot (''Depósito de Subsistência de Santa Maria'') in Santa Maria *** Santo Ângelo Matériel Depot (''Depósito de Subsistência de Santo Ângelo'') in Santo Ângelo *** 13th Weapons and Ammunition Depot Company (''13ª Companhia Depósito de Armamento e Munição'') in Santa Maria

3rd Army Division

* 3rd Army Division (''3ª Divisão de Exército'') in Santa Maria ** HQ Company 3rd Army Division (''Companhia de Comando da 3ª Divisão de Exército'') in Santa Maria ** 1st Signals Battalion (''1º Batalhão de Comunicações'') in Santo Ângelo ** 3rd Division Artillery (''Artilharia Divisionária da 3ª Divisão de Exército'') in Cruz Alta *** HQ Battery 3rd Division Artillery (''Bateria de Comando da Artilharia Divisionária da 3ª DE'') in Cruz Alta *** 27th Field Artillery Group (''27º Grupo de Artilharia de Campanha'') in

Ijuí Ijuí () is a Brazilian municipality of Rio Grande do Sul, situated from the state capital, Porto Alegre. In 2020 its population was 83,764, making it the third most populous city of the Missões region, behind Passo Fundo and Erechim. Demogr ...

*** 29th Self-propelled Field Artillery Group (''29º Grupo de Artilharia de Campanha Autopropulsado'') in Cruz Alta ** 1st Mechanized Cavalry Brigade (''1ª Brigada de Cavalaria Mecanizada'') in

Santiago Santiago (, ; ), also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile as well as one of the largest cities in the Americas. It is the center of Chile's most densely populated region, the Santiago Metropolitan Region, whos ...

*** HQ Squadron 1st Mechanized Cavalry Brigade (''Esquadrão de Comando da 1ª Brigada de Cavalaria Mecanizada'') in Santiago *** 1st Mechanized Cavalry Regiment (''1º Regimento de Cavalaria Mecanizado'') in

Itaqui Itaqui is a municipality in Brazil, located in the southwestern part of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, close to the Argentinian border, between Uruguaiana and São Borja. It sits at a mean altitude of 57 meters (187 ft), by the Uruguay Ri ...

*** 2nd Mechanized Cavalry Regiment (''2º Regimento de Cavalaria Mecanizado'') in São Borja *** 4th Armored Cavalry Regiment (''4º Regimento de Cavalaria Blindado'') in São Luiz Gonzaga *** 19th Mechanized Cavalry Regiment (''19º Regimento de Cavalaria Mecanizado'') in

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*** 19th Field Artillery Group (''19º Grupo de Artilharia de Campanha'') in Santiago *** 9th Logistics Battalion (''9º Batalhão Logístico'') in Santiago *** 1st Mechanized Combat Engineer Company (''1ª Companhia de Engenharia de Combate Mecanizada'') in São Borja *** 11th Mechanized Signals Company (''11ª Companhia de Comunicações Mecanizada'') in Santiago *** 1st Military Police Platoon (''1º Pelotão de Polícia do Exército'') in Santiago ** 2nd Mechanized Cavalry Brigade (''2ª Brigada de Cavalaria Mecanizada'') in

Uruguaiana Uruguaiana is a municipality in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. It is located on the eastern shore of the Uruguay River bordering Argentina. Opposite to Uruguaiana, and joined to it by a road/railway bridge, lies the Argentine city of P ...

*** HQ Squadron 2nd Mechanized Cavalry Brigade (''Esquadrão de Comando da 2ª Brigada de Cavalaria Mecanizada'') in Uruguaiana *** 5th Mechanized Cavalry Regiment (''5º Regimento de Cavalaria Mecanizado'') in

Quaraí Quarai is a Brazilian municipality located near the border with Uruguay on the Rio Quaraí. The population is 22,607 (2020 est.) in an area of 3,147.63 km2, making it one of the largest municipalities in the state. Its elevation is 112 m. It ...

*** 6th Armored Cavalry Regiment (''6º Regimento de Cavalaria Blindado'') in Alegrete *** 8th Mechanized Cavalry Regiment (''8º Regimento de Cavalaria Mecanizado'') in Uruguaiana *** 22nd Field Artillery Group (''22º Grupo de Artilharia de Campanha'') in Uruguaiana *** 10th Logistics Battalion (''10º Batalhão Logístico'') in Alegrete *** 2nd Mechanized Combat Engineer Company (''2ª Companhia de Engenharia de Combate Mecanizada'') in Alegrete *** 12th Signals Company (''12ª Companhia de Comunicações'') in Alegrete *** 2nd Military Police Platoon (''2º Pelotão de Polícia do Exército'') in Uruguaiana ** 3rd Mechanized Cavalry Brigade (''3ª Brigada de Cavalaria Mecanizada'') in

Bagé Bagé () is a city located in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. In 2020, its population was 121,335 in a total area of 4,096 km2. It was the seventeenth largest city in the state according to the 2011 census. The city was founded in 18 ...

*** HQ Squadron 3rd Mechanized Cavalry Brigade (''Esquadrão de Comando da 3ª Brigada de Cavalaria Mecanizada'') in Bagé *** 3rd Mechanized Cavalry Regiment (''3º Regimento de Cavalaria Mecanizado'') in Bagé *** 7th Mechanized Cavalry Regiment (''7º Regimento de Cavalaria Mecanizado'') in

Santana do Livramento Santana do Livramento is a city in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. It is located along the border with the city of Rivera, Uruguay, forming together an international city of almost 170,000 inhabitants. Santana do Livramento was founded on ...

*** 9th Armored Cavalry Regiment (''9º Regimento de Cavalaria Blindado'') in São Gabriel *** 12th Mechanized Cavalry Regiment (''12º Regimento de Cavalaria Mecanizado'') in

Jaguarão Jaguarão () is a municipality in the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul located on the shores of the Jaguarão River, bordering Uruguay. It lies a short distance inland from the Mirim Lagoon. Geographical and historical proximity to ...

*** 25th Field Artillery Group (''25º Grupo de Artilharia de Campanha'') in Bagé *** 3rd Logistics Battalion (''3º Batalhão Logístico'') in Bagé *** 2nd Air Defence Artillery Battery (''2ª Bateria de Artilharia Anti-Aérea'') in Santana do Livramento *** 3rd Mechanized Combat Engineer Company (''3ª Companhia de Engenharia de Combate Mecanizada'') in Dom Pedrito *** 13th Mechanized Signals Company (''13º Companhia Comunicações Mecanizada'') in São Gabriel *** 3rd Military Police Platoon (''3º Pelotão de Polícia do Exército'') in Bagé ** 6th Armored Infantry Brigade (''6ª Brigada de Infantaria Blindada'') in Santa Maria *** HQ Company 6th Armored Infantry Brigade (''Companhia de Comando da 6ª Brigada de Infantaria Blindada'') in Santa Maria *** 1st Tank Regiment (''1º Regimento de Carros de Combate'') in Santa Maria *** 4th Tank Regiment (''4º Regimento de Carros de Combate'') in Rosário do Sul *** 7th Armored Infantry Battalion (''7º Batalhão de Infantaria Blindado'') in

Santa Cruz do Sul Santa Cruz do Sul () is a city in central Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The city has an estimate 131,000 inhabitants as of 2020 and sits about 150 km (93 miles) from the capital city of the state, Porto Alegre. The city enjoys a high standard ...

*** 29th Armored Infantry Battalion (''29º Batalhão de Infantaria Blindado'') in Santa Maria *** 3rd Self-propelled Field Artillery Group (''3º Grupo de Artilharia de Campanha Autopropulsado'') in Santa Maria *** 12th Armored Combat Engineer Battalion (''12º Batalhão de Engenharia de Combate Blindado'') in Alegrete *** 4th Logistics Battalion (''4º Batalhão Logístico'') in Santa Maria *** 6th Mechanized Cavalry Squadron (''6º Esquadrão de Cavalaria Mecanizado'') in Santa Maria *** 6th Air Defence Artillery Battery (''6ª Bateria de Artilharia Anti-Aérea'') in Santa Maria *** 3rd Armored Signals Company (''3ª Companhia de Comunicações Blindada'') in Santa Maria *** 26th Military Police Platoon (''26º Pelotão de Polícia do Exército'') in Santa Maria

5th Military Region

* 5th Military Region (''5ª Região Militar'') in Curitiba covering the Paraná and Santa Catarina states ** 5th Military Region Administration and Support Base (''Base de Administração e Apoio da 5ª Região Militar'') in Curitiba ** 5th Military Region Regional Maintenance Park (''Parque Regional de Manutenção da 5ª Região Militar'') in Curitiba ** 5th Supply Battalion (''5º Batalhão de Suprimento'') in Curitiba ** 5th Military Police Company (''5ª Companhia de Polícia do Exército'') in Curitiba ** Curitiba General Hospital (''Hospital Geral de Curitiba'') in Curitiba ** Florianópolis Garrison Hospital (''Hospital da Guarnição de Florianópolis'') in Florianópolis ** 15th

Circumscription (''15ª Circunscrição de Serviço Militar'') in Curitiba ** 16th Military Service Circumscription (''16ª Circunscrição de Serviço Militar'') in Florianópolis

5th Army Division

* 5th Army Division (''5ª Divisão de Exército'') in

Curitiba Curitiba () is the capital and largest city in the state of Paraná in Brazil. The city's population was 1,948,626 , making it the eighth most populous city in Brazil and the largest in Brazil's South Region. The Curitiba Metropolitan area ...

** HQ Company 5th Army Division (''Companhia de Comando da 5ª Divisão de Exército'') in Curitiba ** 14th Mechanized Cavalry Regiment (''14º Regimento de Cavalaria Mecanizado'') in São Miguel ** 27th Logistics Battalion (''27º Batalhão Logístico'') in Curitiba ** 5th Division Artillery (''Artilharia Divisionária da 5ª Divisão de Exército'') in Curitiba *** HQ Battery 5th Division Artillery (''Bateria de Comando da Artilharia Divisionária da 5ª DE'') in Curitiba *** 15th Self-propelled Field Artillery Group (''15º Grupo de Artilharia de Campanha Autopropulsado'') in Lapa ** 5th Armored Cavalry Brigade (''5ª Brigada de Cavalaria Blindada'') in

Ponta Grossa Ponta Grossa () is a municipality in the state of Paraná, southern Brazil. The estimated population is 355,336 according to official data from the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics and it is the 4th most populous city in Paraná ...

*** HQ Squadron 5th Armored Cavalry Brigade (''Esquadrão de Comando da 5ª Brigada de Cavalaria Blindada'') in Ponta Grossa *** 3rd Tank Regiment (''3º Regimento de Carros de Combate'') in Ponta Grossa *** 5th Tank Regiment (''5º Regimento de Carros de Combate'') in Rio Negro *** 13th Armored Infantry Battalion (''13º Batalhão de Infantaria Blindado'') in Ponta Grossa *** 20th Armored Infantry Battalion (''20º Batalhão de Infantaria Blindado'') in Curitiba *** 5th Self-propelled Field Artillery Group (''5º Grupo de Artilharia de Campanha Autopropulsado'') in Curitiba *** 5th Armored Combat Engineer Battalion (''5° Batalhão de Engenharia de Combate Blindado'') in Porto União *** 5th Logistics Battalion (''5º Batalhão Logístico'') in Curitiba *** 5th Mechanized Cavalry Squadron (''5º Esquadrão de Cavalaria Mecanizado'') in Castro *** 5th Armored Signals Company (''5ª Companhia de Comunicações Blindada'') in Curitiba *** 25th Military Police Platoon (''25º Pelotão de Polícia do Exército'') in Ponta Grossa ** 14th Motorized Infantry Brigade (''14ª Brigada de Infantaria Motorizada'') in Florianópolis *** HQ Company 14th Motorized Infantry Brigade (''Companhia de Comando da 14ª Brigada de Infantaria Motorizada'') in Florianópolis *** 23rd Motorized Infantry Battalion (''23º Batalhão de Infantaria'') in

Blumenau Blumenau is a city in Vale do Itajaí, state of Santa Catarina (Brazil), Santa Catarina, in the South Region, Brazil, South Region of Brazil. It is away from the state capital of Florianópolis. The city was founded by the German chemist an ...

*** 62nd Motorized Infantry Battalion (''62º Batalhão de Infantaria'') in

Joinville Joinville () is the largest city in Santa Catarina, in the Southern Region of Brazil. It is the third largest municipality in the southern region of Brazil, after the much larger state capitals of Curitiba and Porto Alegre. Joinville is also a ...

*** 63rd Motorized Infantry Battalion (''63º Batalhão de Infantaria'') in Florianópolis *** 28th Field Artillery Group (''28º Grupo de Artilharia de Campanha'') in

Criciúma Criciúma is a city in the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina. At , it is located 180 km south of Florianópolis, the state capital and around 900 km south of São Paulo. The city is the center of Brazil's flooring and home materials in ...

*** 14th Military Police Platoon (''14º Pelotão de Polícia do Exército'') in Florianópolis ** 15th Mechanized Infantry Brigade (''15ª Brigada de Infantaria Mecanizada'')http://www.exercito.gov.br/06OMs/Infantar/Brigada/Mtz/15bdamtz/indice.htm in

Cascavel Cascavel is a municipality in the state of Paraná in Brazil. It is the fifth most populous city in the state with 332,333 residents, according to IBGE, a government agency. The distance to Curitiba, the state capital, is 491 kilometers by f ...

*** HQ Company 15th Mechanized Infantry Brigade (''Companhia de Comando da 15ª Brigada de Infantaria Mecanizada'') in Cascavel *** 30th Mechanized Infantry Battalion (''30º Batalhão de Infantaria Mecanizado'') in

Apucarana Apucarana is a municipality in the state of Paraná in Brazil. The municipality covers at an elevation of above mean sea level. Its 2020 population was estimated as 136,234. Transportation The city is served by Cap. João Busse Airport whic ...

*** 33rd Mechanized Infantry Battalion (''33º Batalhão de Infantaria Mecanizado'') in Cascavel *** 34th Mechanized Infantry Battalion (''34º Batalhão de Infantaria Mecanizado'') in

Foz do Iguaçu Foz do Iguaçu (''Iguazu River Mouth'') () is the Brazilian city on the border of Iguaçu Falls. The city is the 7th largest in the state of Paraná. The city's population is approximately 258,000. It is approximately 650 km (400 mi) wes ...

*** 26th Field Artillery Group (''26º Grupo de Artilharia de Campanha'') in

Guarapuava Guarapuava (population: 182,644) is a municipality in the state of Paraná in Brazil. It is the largest municipality in that state by area. Guarapuava is located at 25°23'36" south and 51°27'19" west. The region is known as the centre of the s ...

*** 15th Logistics Battalion (''15º Batalhão Logístico'') in Cascavel *** 15th Motorized Infantry Company (''15ª Companhia de Infantaria Motorizada'') in Guaíra *** 16th Mechanized Cavalry Squadron (''16º Esquadrão de Cavalaria Mecanizado'') in

Francisco Beltrão Francisco Beltrão, established on December 14, 1952, is a municipality in the state of Paraná in Brazil. In 2010, the population was 80,727, of which 85% lived in the city proper and 15% on the surrounding land. Francisco Beltrão is very clo ...

*** 15th Mechanized Combat Engineer Company (''15ª Companhia de Engenharia de Combate Mecanizada'') in Palmas *** 15th Mechanized Signals Company (''15ª Companhia de Comunicações Mecanizada'') in Cascavel

References

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