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The military hierarchy is the basis of the organization of the Armed Forces, Military Police and Military Fire Corps and makes up the chain of command to be followed by all members of the Forces in their organizational structure. In Brazil, the Constitution provides the President of the Republic with the rank of Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces.
{{Brazilian military}}
This article presents the insignia and [[Military rank|ranks]] of the [[Brazilian military]]. These ranks originate from those adopted upon [[Brazil]]'s [[independence]] from [[Portugal]] in 1822. Nowadays they are defined by Act no. 6880 of December 9, 1980.<ref name=lei6880>Act no. 6880 of December 9, 1980.</ref> The following ranks show Brazil's military insignia and its corresponding [[Ranks and insignia of NATO|NATO codes]].


==Classification==
Air Force ranks date from 1941, when the Brazilian Air Force (''Força Aérea Brasileira'') was organized as a merger of the Navy's Aeronaval Force and the Army's Aviation Service.<ref name=INCAER3>Instituto Histórico e Cultural da Aeronáutica, ''História geral da aeronáutica brasileira'', v. 3</ref>
According to the Military Statute (Law 6,880, of December 9, 1980), the military is divided into two classes: '' [[Commissioned Officers]] '', classified by rank; and '' [[Enlisted]] '', classified by graduations.
These classes are subdivided into others according to the level of responsibility and professional qualification. Each rank corresponds to an insignia.


{{legend|#BCCCCC|Provided only in war}}
==Rank table==
{| {{prettytable}} width="100%"
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.
|- style="background-color: #ececec;"
! width="10%" |
! width="30%" | [[Brazilian Navy]]
! width="30%" | [[Brazilian Army]]
! width="30%" | [[Brazilian Air Force]]
|-
! rowspan="4" style="background-color: #ececec;" | General<br />officers
| style="background:#BCCCCC;"| <center>[[File:AlmiranteMB.png]]<br />[[Almirante]]</center>
| style="background:#BCCCCC;"| <center>[[File:Marechal.gif]]<br />[[Marechal]]</center>
| style="background:#BCCCCC;"| <center>[[File:Marechal do Ar FAB.gif]]<br />[[Marechal-do-Ar|Marechal do Ar]]</center>
|-
| <center>[[File:AlmirantedeEsquadra MB.png]]<br />[[Almirante|Almirante de Esquadra]]</center>
| <center>[[File:General do Exército.gif]]<br />[[General de exército|General de Exército]]</center>
| <center>[[File:Tenente-brigadeiro FAB.gif]]<br />[[General|Tenente-Brigadeiro]] </center>
|-
| <center>[[File:Vice-Almirante MB.gif]]<br />[[Vice-Almirante]]</center>
| <center>[[File:Insígnia de General de Divisão.gif]]<br />[[General de Divisão]]</center>
| <center>[[File:Major brigadeiro.gif]]<br />[[Tenente-General|Major-Brigadeiro]]</center>
|-
| <center>[[File:Contra-Almirante MB.png]]<br />[[Contra-Almirante]]</center>
| <center>[[File:Insígnia de General de Brigada.gif]]<br />[[General de Brigada]]</center>
| <center>[[File:Brigadeiro FAB.png]]<br />[[Brigadeiro-do-ar|Brigadeiro]]</center>
|-
! rowspan="3" style="background-color: #ececec;" | Senior<br />officers
| <center>[[File:CapitãodeMareGuerra MB.png]]<br />[[Capitão de mar e guerra|Capitão de Mar e Guerra]]</center>
| <center>[[File:Coronel.png]]<br />[[Coronel]]</center>
| <center>[[File:Coronel FAB.png]]<br />[[Coronel]]</center>
|-
| <center>[[File:CapitãodeFragata MB.png]]<br />[[Capitão de fragata|Capitão de Fragata]]</center>
| <center>[[File:Tenente-Coronel.gif]]<br />[[Tenente-Coronel]]</center>
| <center>[[File:Tenente-Coronel Aeronautica.gif]]<br />[[Tenente-Coronel]]</center>
|-
| <center>[[File:Capitãodecorveta MB.png]]<br />[[Capitão de corveta|Capitão de Corveta]]</center>
| <center>[[File:Major Exército.gif]]<br />[[Major]]</center>
| <center>[[File:Major FAB.gif]]<br />[[Major]]</center>
|-
! style="background-color: #ececec;" | Intermediate<br />officers
| <center>[[File:CapitãoTenente MB.png]]<br />[[Capitão-Tenente]]</center>
| <center>[[File:Capitão.png]]<br />[[Capitão (militar)|Capitão]]</center>
| <center>[[File:Capitao fab.gif]]<br />[[Capitão]]</center>
|-
! rowspan="3" style="background-color: #ececec;" | Subaltern officers
| <center>[[File:PrimeiroTenente MB.gif]]<br />[[Primeiro tenente|Primeiro-Tenente]]</center>
| <center>[[File:Primeiro-Tenente.gif]]<br />[[Primeiro Tenente|Primeiro-Tenente]]</center>
| <center>[[File:1tenente fab.gif]]<br />[[Primeiro Tenente|Primeiro-Tenente]]</center>
|-
| <center>[[File:SegundoTenente MB.gif]]<br />[[Segundo Tenente|Segundo-Tenente]]</center>
| <center>[[File:Segundo-Tenente.gif]]<br />[[Segundo Tenente|Segundo-Tenente]]</center>
| <center>[[File:Segundo-Tenente FAB.gif]]<br />[[Segundo Tenente|Segundo-Tenente]]</center>
|-
| <center>[[File:Guarda-Marinha MB.gif]]<br />[[Guarda-Marinha]]</center>
| <center>[[File:Aspirante.gif]]<br />[[Aspirante]]</center>
| <center>[[File:Aspirante FAB.gif]]<br />[[Aspirante]]</center>
|-
! rowspan="6" style="background-color: #ececec;" | Enlisted
| <center>[[File:Suboficial MB1.png]]<br />[[Suboficial]]</center>
| <center>[[File:Subtenente.png]]<br />[[Subtenente]]</center>
| <center>[[File:Suboficial FAB.png]]<br />[[Suboficial]]</center>
|-
| <center>[[File:G05-MB Primeiro Sargento.svg|100px]]<br />[[Sargento|Primeiro-Sargento]]</center>
| <center>[[File:G05-EB Primeiro Sargento.svg|100px]]<br />[[Sargento|Primeiro-Sargento]]</center>
| <center>[[File:G05-FAB Primeiro Sargento.svg|100px]]<br />[[Sargento|Primeiro-Sargento]]</center>
|-
| <center>[[File:G04-MB Segundo Sargento.svg|100px]]<br />[[Sargento|Segundo-Sargento]]</center>
| <center>[[File:G04-EB Segundo Sargento.svg|100px]]<br />[[Sargento|Segundo-Sargento]]</center>
| <center>[[File:G04-FAB Segundo Sargento.svg|100px]]<br />[[Sargento|Segundo-Sargento]]</center>
|-
| <center>[[File:G03-MB Terceiro Sargento.svg|100px]]<br />[[Sargento|Terceiro-Sargento]]</center>
| <center>[[File:G03-EB Terceiro Sargento.svg|100px]]<br />[[Sargento|Terceiro-Sargento]]</center>
| <center>[[File:G03-FAB Terceiro Sargento.svg|100px]]<br />[[Sargento|Terceiro-Sargento]]</center>
|-
| <center>[[File:G02-MB Cabo.svg|100px]]<br />[[Cabo (militar)|Cabo]]</center>
| <center>[[File:G02-EB Cabo.svg|100px]]<br />[[Cabo (militar)|Cabo]]</center>
| <center>[[File:G02-FAB Cabo.svg|100px]]<br />[[Cabo (militar)|Cabo]]</center>
|-
| <center>[[File:G01-MB Marinheiro.svg|100px]]<br />[[Marinheiro]] / [[Soldado]]</center>
| <center>[[File:G01-EB Soldado.svg|100px]]<br />[[Soldado]]</center>
| <center>[[File:G01-FAB Soldado.svg|100px]]<br />[[Soldado]]</center>
|-
|}


===Officers===


{| style="border:1px solid #8888aa; background-color:#f7f8ff; padding:5px; font-size:95%; margin: 0px 12px 12px 0px;"
{{Ranks and Insignia of Non NATO Armed Forces/OF/Blank}}
{{Ranks and Insignia of Non NATO Armies/OF/Brazil}}
{{Ranks and Insignia of Non NATO Navies/OF/Brazil}}
{{Ranks and Insignia of Non NATO Air Forces/OF/Brazil}}
{{Ranks and Insignia of Non NATO Armed Forces/OF/Brazil (Military Police)}}
{{Ranks and Insignia of Non NATO Armed Forces/OF/Brazil (Firefighters)}}
{{Ranks and Insignia of Non NATO Armed Forces/OF/Blank}}
|}

===NCO and enlisted grades===
{| style="border:1px solid #8888aa; background-color:#f7f8ff; padding:5px; font-size:95%; margin: 0px 12px 12px 0px;"
{{Ranks and Insignia of Non NATO Air Forces/OR/Blank}}
{{Ranks and Insignia of Non NATO Armies/OR/Brazil}}
{{Ranks and Insignia of Non NATO Navies/OR/Brazil}}
{{Ranks and Insignia of Non NATO Navies/OR/Brazil (marines)}}
{{Ranks and Insignia of Non NATO Air Forces/OR/Brazil}}
{{Ranks and Insignia of Non NATO Armies/OR/Brazil (Military Police)}}
{{Ranks and Insignia of Non NATO Armies/OR/Brazil (Firefighters)}}
{{Ranks and Insignia of Non NATO Air Forces/OR/Blank}}
|}


== See also ==
== See also ==

Revision as of 16:02, 20 March 2020

The military hierarchy is the basis of the organization of the Armed Forces, Military Police and Military Fire Corps and makes up the chain of command to be followed by all members of the Forces in their organizational structure. In Brazil, the Constitution provides the President of the Republic with the rank of Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces.

Classification

According to the Military Statute (Law 6,880, of December 9, 1980), the military is divided into two classes: Commissioned Officers , classified by rank; and Enlisted , classified by graduations. These classes are subdivided into others according to the level of responsibility and professional qualification. Each rank corresponds to an insignia.

  Provided only in war
Brazilian Navy Brazilian Army Brazilian Air Force
General
officers

Almirante

Marechal

Marechal do Ar

Almirante de Esquadra

General de Exército

Tenente-Brigadeiro

Vice-Almirante

General de Divisão

Major-Brigadeiro

Contra-Almirante

General de Brigada

Brigadeiro
Senior
officers

Capitão de Mar e Guerra

Coronel

Coronel

Capitão de Fragata

Tenente-Coronel

Tenente-Coronel

Capitão de Corveta

Major

Major
Intermediate
officers

Capitão-Tenente

Capitão

Capitão
Subaltern officers

Primeiro-Tenente

Primeiro-Tenente

Primeiro-Tenente

Segundo-Tenente

Segundo-Tenente

Segundo-Tenente

Guarda-Marinha

Aspirante

Aspirante
Enlisted

Suboficial

Subtenente

Suboficial

Primeiro-Sargento

Primeiro-Sargento

Primeiro-Sargento

Segundo-Sargento

Segundo-Sargento

Segundo-Sargento

Terceiro-Sargento

Terceiro-Sargento

Terceiro-Sargento

Cabo

Cabo

Cabo

Marinheiro / Soldado

Soldado

Soldado


See also

Notes

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