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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.

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

Notes

External links

Brazilian Ministry of Defence Ministério da Defesa (in Portuguese)
Military Orders and Medals from Brazil (in Portuguese)

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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 ==

v t e Military of Brazil
Army Navy Air Force Military Police Military Firefighters Corps National Public Security Force
Leadership	Presidency Ministry of Defence Joint Staff of the Armed Forces Army High Command Navy Command Air Force Command
History and traditions	History Ranks Conscription Military bases National Defense Council Brazil and nuclear weapons
General staff	Army General Staff Navy General Staff Air Force General Staff
Commands	Aerospace Marine Corps Army Aviation Naval Aviation Submarine Force
Military regions	Amazon Eastern Northeastern Northern Planalto Southeastern Southern Western