Northeastern Military Command
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The Northeastern Military Command is one of seven Military Commands of the Brazilian Army
. The Northeastern Military Command or "Comando Militar do Nordeste" (CMNE) is responsible for the defence of the states Bahia
, Sergipe
, Rio Grande do Norte
, Paraíba
, Pernambuco
, Alagoas
, Ceará
, Piauí
and Maranhão
. Three Military Regional Commands are subordinated to the CML for administrative purposes.
Brazilian Army
The Brazilian Army is the land arm of the Brazilian Military. The Brazilian Army has fought in several international conflicts, mostly in South America and during the 19th century, such as the Brazilian War of Independence , Argentina-Brazil War , War of the Farrapos , Platine War , Uruguayan War ...
. The Northeastern Military Command or "Comando Militar do Nordeste" (CMNE) is responsible for the defence of the states Bahia
Bahia
Bahia is one of the 26 states of Brazil, and is located in the northeastern part of the country on the Atlantic coast. It is the fourth most populous Brazilian state after São Paulo, Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro, and the fifth-largest in size...
, Sergipe
Sergipe
Sergipe , is the smallest state of the Brazilian Federation, located on the northeastern Atlantic coast of the country. It borders on two other states, Bahia to the south and west and Alagoas to the north, and to the east is the Atlantic Ocean...
, Rio Grande do Norte
Rio Grande do Norte
Rio Grande do Norte is one of the states of Brazil, located in the northeastern region of the country, occupying the northeasternmost tip of the South American continent. Because of its geographic position, Rio Grande do Norte has a strategic importance. The capital and largest city is Natal...
, Paraíba
Paraíba
Paraíba Paraíba Paraíba (Tupi: pa'ra a'íba: "bad to navigation"; Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: is a state of Brazil. It is located in the Brazilian Northeast, and is bordered by Rio Grande do Norte to the north, Ceará to the west, Pernambuco to the south and the Atlantic Ocean to the east...
, Pernambuco
Pernambuco
Pernambuco is a state of Brazil, located in the Northeast region of the country. To the north are the states of Paraíba and Ceará, to the west is Piauí, to the south are Alagoas and Bahia, and to the east is the Atlantic Ocean. There are about of beaches, some of the most beautiful in the...
, Alagoas
Alagoas
Alagoas is one of the 27 federative units of Brazil and is situated in the eastern part of the Northeast Region. It borders: Pernambuco ; Sergipe ; Bahia ; and the Atlantic Ocean . It occupies an area of 27,767 km², being slightly larger than Haiti...
, Ceará
Ceará
Ceará is one of the 27 states of Brazil, located in the northeastern part of the country, on the Atlantic coast. It is currently the 8th largest Brazilian State by population and the 17th by area. It is also one of the main touristic destinations in Brazil. The state capital is the city of...
, Piauí
Piauí
Piauí is one of the states of Brazil, located in the northeastern part of the country.Piauí has the shortest coastline of any of the non-landlocked Brazilian states at 66 km , and the capital, Teresina, is the only state capital in the north east to be located inland...
and Maranhão
Maranhão
Maranhão is a northeastern state of Brazil. To the north lies the Atlantic Ocean. Maranhão is neighbored by the states of Piauí, Tocantins and Pará. The people of Maranhão have a distinctive accent...
. Three Military Regional Commands are subordinated to the CML for administrative purposes.
Current Structure
- Northeastern Military Command (Comando Militar do Nordeste) in RecifeRecifeRecife is the fifth-largest metropolitan area in Brazil with 4,136,506 inhabitants, the largest metropolitan area of the North/Northeast Regions, the 5th-largest metropolitan influence area in Brazil, and the capital and largest city of the state of Pernambuco. The population of the city proper...
- HQ Company Northeastern Military Command (Companhia de Comando do Comando Militar do Nordeste) in Recife
- 4th Army Signals Battalion (4º Batalhão de Comunicações de Exército) in Recife
- 4th Military Police Battalion (4º Batalhão de Polícia do Exército) in Recife
- 6th Military Region (6ª Região Militar) in SalvadorSalvador, BahiaSalvador is the largest city on the northeast coast of Brazil and the capital of the Northeastern Brazilian state of Bahia. Salvador is also known as Brazil's capital of happiness due to its easygoing population and countless popular outdoor parties, including its street carnival. The first...
- HQ Company 6th Military Region (Companhia de Comando da 6ª Região Militar) in Salvador
- 19th Hunters Battalion (19º Batalhão de Caçadores) in Salvador
- 28th Hunters Battalion (28º Batalhão de Caçadores) in AracajuAracaju-Vegetation:Aracaju lies in tropical forest. Rainforests are characterized by high rainfall, with minimum normal annual rainfall between 2,000 mm and 1,700 mm...
- 35th Infantry Battalion (35º Batalhão de Infantaria) in Feira de SantanaFeira de SantanaFeira de Santana is a city in Bahia, Brazil. It is the second-most populous city in the state, with a population of 700,000 according to IBGE's estimate. It is located 115 km northwest of Salvador, Bahia's capital city. These cities are connected by BR-324, a four-lane divided highway...
- 4th Guard Company (4ª Companhia de Guardas) in Salvador
- Military Police Company of the 6th Military Region (Companhia de Polícia do Exército da 6ª Região Militar) in Salvador
- 7th Military Region & 7th Army Division (7ª Região Militar e 7ª Divisão de Exército) in Recife
- HQ Company 7th Military Region & 7th Army Division (Companhia de Comando da 7ª Região Militar e 7ª Divisão de Exército) in Recife
- 16th Mechanized Cavalry Regiment (16º Regimento de Cavalaria Mecanizado) in BayeuxBayeuxBayeux is a commune in the Calvados department in Normandy in northwestern France.Bayeux is the home of the Bayeux Tapestry, which depicts the events leading up to the Norman conquest of England.-Administration:Bayeux is a sub-prefecture of Calvados...
- 2nd Guard Company (2ª Companhia de Guardas) in Recife
- 7th Motorized Infantry Brigade (7ª Brigada de Infantaria Motorizada) in Natal
- HQ Company 7th Motorized Infantry Brigade (Companhia de Comando da 7ª Brigada de Infantaria Motorizada) in Natal
- 15th Motorized Infantry Battalion (15º Batalhão de Infantaria Motorizado) in João Pessoa
- 16th Motorized Infantry Battalion (16º Batalhão de Infantaria Motorizado) in Natal
- 31st Motorized Infantry Battalion (31º Batalhão de Infantaria Motorizado) in Campina GrandeCampina GrandeCampina Grande is the second most populous Brazilian city in the State of Paraíba after João Pessoa, the capital. It is considered to be the most important city of the Northeastern Brazilian subregion called agreste. It is considered one of the main industrial, technological and educational...
- 17th Field Artillery Group (17º Grupo de Artilharia de Campanha) in Natal
- 7th Military Police Platoon (7º Pelotão de Polícia do Exército) in Natal
- 10th Motorized Infantry Brigade (10ª Brigada de Infantaria Motorizada) in Recife
- HQ Company 10th Motorized Infantry Brigade (Companhia de Comando da 10ª Brigada de Infantaria Motorizada) in Recife
- 14th Motorized Infantry Battalion (14º Batalhão de Infantaria Motorizado) in Jaboatão dos GuararapesJaboatão dos GuararapesJaboatão dos Guararapes is a city in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. It is a part of the Recife metro area. The population was 687,688 according to the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics in 2009, making it the second most-populous city in the state of Pernambuco and the 26th in...
- 59th Motorized Infantry Battalion (59º Batalhão de Infantaria Motorizado) in MaceióMaceióMaceió is the capital and the largest city of the coastal state Alagoas, Brazil. The name "maceió" is of Indian origin, and designates the natural spontaneously courses of water which flow out of the soil...
- 71st Motorized Infantry Battalion (71º Batalhão de Infantaria Motorizado) in GaranhunsGaranhunsGaranhuns is a city in the Brazilian state of Pernambuco. Located in the Borborema Plateau, the town is known as the "Suíça Pernambucana" due to its pleasant weather during summer and low temperatures during winter, something rather unusual for the region...
- 72nd Motorized Infantry Battalion (72º Batalhão de Infantaria Motorizado) in PetrolinaPetrolinaPetrolina is a city located in the southernmost point of the state of Pernambuco, in Brazil. The population was 281.851 in 2009 in a total area of 4756.8 km²....
- 7th Field Artillery Group (7º Grupo de Artilharia de Campanha) in OlindaOlindaOlinda is a historic city in the Brazilian state of Pernambuco, located on the country's northeastern Atlantic Ocean coast, just north of Recife and south of Paulista...
- 14th Logistics Battalion (14º Batalhão Logístico) in Recife
- 10th Mechanized Cavalry Squadron (10º Esquadrão de Cavalaria Mecanizado) in Recife
- 1st Infantry Company (1ª Companhia de Infantaria) in Paulo AfonsoPaulo AfonsoPaulo Afonso is a city in Bahia, Brazil. It is located at around . It was founded in 1958.The city is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Paulo Afonso.The city is served by Paulo Afonso Airport....
- 10th Combat Engineer Company (10ª Companhia de Engenharia de Combate) in São Bento do UnaSão Bento do UnaSão Bento do Una is a city from the Northeastern Region of Brazil at the Pernambuco state. According with IBGE, has an estimated population of 49.372 inhabitants...
- 14th Air Defence Artillery Battery (14ª Bateria de Artilharia Anti-Aérea) in Olinda
- 7th Signals Company (7ª Companhia de Comunicações) in Recife
- 10th Military Police Platoon (10º Pelotão de Polícia do Exército) in Recife
- 10th Military Region (10ª Região Militar) in FortalezaFortalezaFortaleza is the state capital of Ceará, located in Northeastern Brazil. With a population close to 2.5 million , Fortaleza is the 5th largest city in Brazil. It has an area of and one of the highest demographic densities in the country...
- HQ Company 10th Military Region (Companhia de Comando da 10ª Região Militar) in Fortaleza
- 23rd Hunters Battalion (23º Batalhão de Caçadores) in Fortaleza
- 24th Hunters Battalion (24º Batalhão de Caçadores) in São Luis
- 25th Hunters Battalion (25º Batalhão de Caçadores) in Teresina
- 40th Infantry Battalion (40º Batalhão de Infantaria) in Crateus
- 10th Guard Company (10ª Companhia de Guardas) in Fortaleza
- 1st Construction Engineer Group (1º Grupamento de Engenharia de Construção) in João PessoaJoão PessoaJoão Pessoa , is the capital city of the state of Paraíba, was founded in 1585 and sometimes called the city where the sun rises first, is a Brazilian city and the easternmost city in the Americas at 34º47'38"W, 7º9'28"S. Local residents call its easternmost point Ponta do Seixas. It is also...
- HQ Company 1st Construction Engineer Group (Companhia de Comando do 1º Grupamento de Engenharia de Construção) in João Pessoa
- 1st Construction Engineer Battalion (1º Batalhão de Engenharia de Construção) in CaicóCaicóCaicó is a municipality located in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. The climate is hot and dry, but it rains between December and April. The population is 60,988...
- 2nd Construction Engineer Battalion (2º Batalhão de Engenharia de Construção) in TeresinaTeresinaTeresina is the capital and most populous municipality in the Brazilian state of Piauí. It is located in North-central Piauí 366 km from the coast.It is therefore, the only capital in the Northeast that is not located on the shores of the Atlantic Ocean. With 814 439 inhabitants, it is the 19th...
- 3rd Construction Engineer Battalion (3º Batalhão de Engenharia de Construção) in PicosPicosPicos, is a municipality in the state of Piaui. Known as the Model City. Its residents are from various parts of the country. It is located in south-central region of Piaui. It is economically the most developed city in the region...
- 4th Construction Engineer Battalion (4º Batalhão de Engenharia de Construção) in BarreirasBarreirasBarreiras is a city located in the west of the state of Bahia, Brazil. It is the most important urban, political, technological and economic center of the western region of the state. Its economy is based on livestock raising and agriculture...
- 7th Combat Engineer Battalion (7º Batalhão de Engenharia de Combate) in NatalNatal, Rio Grande do Norte-History:The northeastern tip of South America, Cabo São Roque, to the north of Natal and the closest point to Europe from Latin America, was first visited by European navigators in 1501, in the 1501–1502 Portuguese expedition led by Amerigo Vespucci, who named the spot after the saint of the day...