South America's dominant military power with the continent's largest armed forces and its only aircraft carrier.
MILITARY DOCTRINE
Regional leadership, Amazon border defence, and South Atlantic security.
215.0M
POPULATION
$1.92T
GDP TOTAL
$21.8B
MILITARY BUDGET
335K
ACTIVE TROOPS
MILITARY CAPABILITY
FORCE STRUCTURE BREAKDOWN
PERSONNEL
Active Troops
334,500
Reserve Troops
1,340,000
Paramilitary
0
Special Forces
4,000
GFP POWER INDEX
0.2165
MIL. BUDGET % GDP
1.1%
GROUND FORCES
Tanks (MBT)
435
Armored Vehicles
2,000
Artillery
554
MLRS
58
435
TANKS
2,000
AFVs
554
ARTILLERY
AIR POWER
Fighter Aircraft
688
Attack Helicopters
34
Transport Helicopters
470
Drones (UAV/UCAV)
30
688
FIGHTERS
34
HELICOPTERS
30
DRONES
NAVAL & STRATEGIC
Total Ships
110
Submarines
5
Aircraft Carriers
1
Ballistic Missiles
0
NON-NUCLEAR STATE
EQUIPMENT INTEL
NATIONAL ARSENAL
INFANTRY DOSSIER
STANDARD INFANTRY LOADOUT
PRIMARY WEAPON
IMBEL IA2
5.56×45mm NATO
SIDEARM
Taurus TH9
9×19mm
OPTICS / SIGHTS
Aimpoint CompM2 / IMBEL scope
GRENADE
Granada Defensiva M4 frag
SUPPLEMENTARY EQUIPMENT
IMBEL GL-40 UGL, laser aiming device
BODY ARMOR
REBRACO modular plate carrier + ceramic
HELMET
COBRASMA ballistic helmet
LOAD BEARING SYSTEM
COMBATER II chest rig
COMMS SYSTEM
IMBEL/Harris digital tactical radio
NIGHT VISION
Optovac/Elbit NVG (Gen 2+)
TOTAL COMBAT LOAD
~39 kg combat load
STRATEGIC ASSESSMENT
KEY MILITARY STRENGTHS
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Amazon Control
Largest military in South America, jungle warfare experts
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Naval Power
São Paulo carrier (retired), Scorpène submarine program
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Defense Industry
Embraer KC-390, ASTROS MLRS, Guarani APC
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Nuclear Submarine Program
First Latin American nuclear-powered submarine
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Peacekeeping
Major UN contributor, MINUSTAH Haiti command experience
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