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Brazil is a country located in Eastern South America with an area of 8,515,767 km2 (land boundries: 16,145 km and costline 7,491 km). The capital of Brazil is Brasília. The number of inhabitants is 210,147,125.

Brazil has Major Non-NATO Ally (MNNA) status with the United States. MNNA status provides military and economic privileges, but it does not entail any security obligations. 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 is capable of designing and manufacturing equipment for all three military services

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The European Union (EU) is a political and economic union countries that are located in Europe with an area of 4,233,255 km2 The capital of Ukraine is Brussels. The number of inhabitants estimated is about 447 million. Members of EU: Germany, Latvia, France, Lithuania, Estonia, Portugal, Belgium, Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Sweden, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Hungary, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia and Spain.

The European Union were not devised as a military alliance because most of the members are in the North Atlantic Alliance. Since the withdrawal of the UK, France is the only member recognised as a nuclear weapon state. Italy, Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium participate in NATO nuclear sharing.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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25 billion $
300.8 billion $

Percent of GDP

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1.1 %
0 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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334,500
1,298,969

Reserve personnel

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1,340,000
1,750,132

Available for military

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53,350,703
95,200,088

Land Forces

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Tanks

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469
4,278
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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1,696
30,594
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Total artillery

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760
6,219
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Self-propelled artillery

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136
1,864
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Rocket artillery

+
78
682

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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473
5,392
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Fighter

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45
416
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Multirole

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3
946
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Attack

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77
111
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Helicopters

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182
2,330
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UCAV (combat drone)

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0
61

Navy

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Total naval

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216
1,385
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Aircraft carriers

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1
7
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Destroyers

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0
17
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Frigates

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6
78
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Corvettes

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2
23
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Submarines

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7
48

Nuclear weapons

Brazil

Does not have nuclear weapons.

European Union EU

Data not available

Military service

Brazil

18-45 years of age for compulsory military service; conscript service obligation is 10-12 months; 17-45 years of age for voluntary service; an increasing percentage of the ranks are "long-service" volunteer professionals; women were allowed to serve in the armed forces beginning in early 1980s when the Brazilian Army became the first army in South America to accept women into career ranks; women serve in Navy and Air Force only in Women's Reserve Corps.

European Union EU

Data not available