Military and security service personnel strengths | approximately 360,000 active military personnel (220,000 Army; 70,000 Navy; 70,000 Air Force); approximately 400,000 paramilitary security forces (2023) |
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Military equipment inventories and acquisitions | the Brazilian military's inventory consists of a mix of domestically produced and imported weapons, largely from Europe and the US; Brazil's defense industry designs and manufactures equipment for all three military services and for export; it also jointly produces equipment with other countries (2024) |
Military service age and obligation | 18-45 years of age for compulsory military service for men (women exempted); only 5-10% of those inducted are required to serve; conscript service obligation is 10-12 months; 17-45 years of age for voluntary service (2024). note: in 2024, women comprised approximately 10% of the Brazilian military |
Military deployments | . |
Military expenditures | |
Military Expenditures 2023 | 1.1% of GDP (2023 est.) |
Military Expenditures 2022 | 1.2% of GDP (2022 est.) |
Military Expenditures 2021 | 1.3% of GDP (2021 est.) |
Military Expenditures 2020 | 1.4% of GDP (2020 est.) |
Military Expenditures 2019 | 1.4% of GDP (2019 est.) |
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