The population is 171 863 thousand people. The military budget is 8,8 billion dollars (2001). The regular forces - 287 600 people. The reserve: 1st turn - 1 115 000 people, 2nd - 225 000. Militarized formations (public security forces) - 385 600 people. Recruitment for the army - draft. Hitch - 12 months. Mobilization resources - 47,9 million people, including 38,2 million able-bodied men.

Land forces: 189000 people, 7 military commands, 12 military districts, 8 headquarters of divisions, 29 brigades (1 armoured, 4 motorized infantry, 4 mechanized, 10 motorized, 4 jungle, 1army-co-operation, 1 frontier, 1 light infantry, 1 airborne, coastguard, anti-aircraft artillery brigades). 3 cavalry regiments, 12 groups (10 artillery, 2 engineers groups), 10 detached engineer battalions.

Arms: 87 tanks Leopard-1, 91 M60A3, 286 light tanks M41 V/S, 409 armoured reconnaissance vehicles, 803 armored troop carriers, 489 towed guns with calibre of 105 and 155 mm, 72 105 mm self-propelled guns, 4 antitank missile systems Milan, 18 antitank missile systems Erix, about 1 000 mortars, 4 SAM systems Roland-2, 40 portable surface-to-air missile systems Igla, 200 antiaircraft emplacements, 73 helicopters.

Air force: 50 000 people (including 5 000 in service for a fixed period), 278 war-planes, 29 combat helicopters. Tactical elements: 2 air defence fighter squadrons, 3 fighter and bomber air squadrons, 2 training air squadrons, 2 reconnaissance air squadrons, 7 intercommunication air squadrons, 3 pilotless vehicle squadrons, 13 transport air squadrons. Planes and helicopters: 16 F-103 (F and E), 46 F-5 (E, B and F), 96 EMB-326, 46 AMX, 4 RC-95, 10 EMB-110B, 10 RT-26, 12 Lirjet-35, 9 C-130H, 2 KC-130H, 4 KC-137, 12 C-91, 3 RC-130E, 201 C-95 (A, B and C), 24 C-115, VC-91, 2 VC-96, 5 VC-97, 11 VU-9, 50 C-42, 3 Cessna 208, 2 Boeing 737-200, 25 T-23, 98 T-25, 69 T-27, 31 U-7, 30 U-42, 4 S-2 (A and T), 29 UH-1H, 4 OH-6A, 25 OH-13, VH-4, 6 AS-332, 8 AS-335, 4 Bell 206, 27 HB-305B.

Naval forces: 52 000 people (including aircraft, marines, 3 200 in service for a fixed period). Navy: 5 naval districts and 1 river district; frigate squadrons (2), 1 destroyer squadron, 1 corvette squadron, 4 submarines (3 Tupi, 1 Oberon), 1 light aircraft-carrier Minas-Serais, 10 frigates with guided missiles (4 Broadsword, 6 Niteroi), 4 frigates Garsia, 4 corvettes Inauma, 7 patrol ships Imperial Marinairo, 25 patrol boats, 5 river patrol boats, 4 storm-boats (2 landing docks Tomaston, the tank-landing ship Newport, De Soto County), 10 small storm-boats, 38 storm-boats, 6 minesweepers Schutze, 3 oceanographic vessels, 5 hydrographic vessels, 1 training ship, 21 support vessels (including 1 rescue submarine, 6 transports, 2 hospital vessels, 3 tankers, 15 towboats).

Naval aircraft: 1 400 people, squadrons: planes - 1 assault air squadron, helicopters - 8 (including 1 assault, 2 anti-submarine helicopter squadrons). Planes: 22 A-4 Skyhawk, helicopters - 72 (5 AS-332F1, 14 Links-HAS21, 19 SH-3 Sea King of various modifications, 12 AS-350B, 9 AS-355F2, 13 Jet Ranger-3).