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Military power of Brazil & Venezuela

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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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Venezuela is a country located in Northern South America with an area of 916,445 km² (land boundries: 5,267 km and costline 2,800 km). The capital of Venezuela is Caracas. The number of inhabitants is 28,887,118.

The FANB inventory is mainly of Chinese and Russian origin with a smaller mix of equipment from Western countries. Russia is the top supplier of military hardware to Venezuela

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Military expenditures

Military budget

25 billion $

0.7 billion $

Percent of GDP

1.1 %

0.35 %

Manpower

Active personnel

334,500

330,000

Reserve personnel

1,340,000

8,000

Available for military

53,350,703

8,000,000

Land Forces

Tanks

469

312

Armoured fighting vehicles

1,696

1,000

Total artillery

760

200

Self-propelled artillery

136

60

Rocket artillery

78

36

Air Forces

Total aircraft

473

263

Fighter

45

6

Multirole

3

42

Attack

77

0

Helicopters

182

81

UCAV (combat drone)

0

Navy

Total naval

216

46

Aircraft carriers

1

0

Destroyers

0

Frigates

6

2

Corvettes

2

3

Submarines

7

2

Nuclear weapons

Brazil

Does not have nuclear weapons.

Venezuela

Does not have nuclear weapons.

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.

Venezuela

All citizens of military service age (18-60 years old) are obligated to register for military service, though mandatory recruitment is forbidden; the minimum service obligation is 12 months.