Current Structure

• Southern Military Command (Comando Militar do Sul) in Porto Alegre
  Porto Alegre
  Porto Alegre is the tenth most populous municipality in Brazil, with 1,409,939 inhabitants, and the centre of Brazil's fourth largest metropolitan area . It is also the capital city of the southernmost Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. The city is the southernmost capital city of a Brazilian...
  
  
  • HQ Company Southern Military Command (Companhia de Comando do Comando Militar do Sul) in Porto Alegre
  • 3rd Guard Cavalry Regiment (3º Regimento de Cavalaria de Guarda) in Porto Alegre
  • 3rd Signals Battalion (3º Batalhão de Comunicações de Exército) in Porto Alegre
  • 3rd Military Police Battalion (3º Batalhão de Polícia do Exército) in Porto Alegre
  • 3rd Military Region (3ª Região Militar) in Porto Alegre
    • HQ Company 3rd Military Region (Companhia de Comando da 3ª Região Militar) in Porto Alegre
  • 3rd Army Division (3ª Divisão de Exército) in Santa Maria
    • HQ Company 3rd Army Division (Companhia de Comando da 3ª Divisão de Exército) in Santa Maria
    • 3rd Combat Engineer Battalion (3º Batalhão de Engenharia de Combate) in Cachoeira do Sul
      Cachoeira do Sul
      Cachoeira do Sul is a municipality of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.It is located at a latitude of 30º02'21" S and a longitude of 52º53'38" W, at an approximate height of 68 meters over sea level. Its population in 2004 was approximately 89120 and its surface area is 3715.5 square...
      
      
    • 1st Signals Battalion (1º Batalhão de Comunicações) in Santo Ângelo
      Santo Ângelo
      Santo Ângelo is a city located in northwestern Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil. City population is about 76,304 inhabitants and the total area of the municipality is about 677 km²...
      
      
    • 3rd Support Battalion (3º Batalhão de Suprimento) in Santa Rita
      Santa Rita
      Santa Rita may refer to:*Rita of Cascia, a Catholic saint*Associação Atlética Santa Rita, a Brazilian football club-Places:*Brazil**Santa Rita, Macapá, a borough in the city of Macapá in Amapá state...
      
      
    • 1st Guard Company (1ª Companhia de Guardas) in Porto Alegre
    • 3rd Division Artillery (Artilharia Divisionária da 3ª Divisão de Exército) in Cruz Alta
      Cruz Alta
      Cruz Alta may refer to:*Cruz Alta, Córdoba Province, Argentina*Cruz Alta Department, Tucumán Province, Argentina*Cruz Alta, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil...
      
      
      • HQ Battery 3rd Division Artillery (Bateria de Comando da Artilharia Divisionária da 3ª DE) in Cruz Alta
      • 13th Field Artillery Group (13º Grupo de Artilharia de Campanha) in Cachoeira do Sul
      • 27th Field Artillery Group (27º Grupo de Artilharia de Campanha) in Ijuí
        Ijuí
        Ijuí is a municipality in the state Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.With 79,412 inhabitants.- Famous natives :Ijuí is where the Brazilian national soccer team ex-coach, Dunga, was born.-See also:*List of municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul...
        
        
      • 29th Selfpropelled Field Artillery Group (29º Grupo de Artilharia de Campanha Autopropulsado) in Cruz Alta
      • 3rd Multiple Rocket Launcher Battery (3ª Bateria de Lançadores Múltiplos de Foguetes) in Cruz Alta
    • 1st Mechanized Cavalry Brigade (1ª Brigada de Cavalaria Mecanizada) in Santiago
      • HQ Squadron 1st Mechanized Cavalry Brigade (Esquadrão de Comando da 1ª Brigada de Cavalaria Mecanizada) in Santiago
      • 1st Mechanized Cavalry Regiment (1º Regimento de Cavalaria Mecanizado) in Itaqui
        Itaqui
        Itaqui is a municipality in Brazil, located in the southwestern part of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, close to the Argentinian border, between Uruguaiana and São Borja. It sits at a mean altitude of 57 meters , by the Uruguay River. Its population is currently estimated at 42,000.- History :The...
        
        
      • 2nd Mechanized Cavalry Regiment (2º Regimento de Cavalaria Mecanizado) in São Borja
        São Borja
        São Borja is a city in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. São Borja is the oldest municipality in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul and was founded in 1682 by the Jesuits as the first of the Seven Points of the Missions, and named São Francisco de Borja, in honor of Saint Francis...
        
        
      • 4th Armored Cavalry Regiment (4º Regimento de Cavalaria Blindado) in São Luiz Gonzaga
        São Luiz Gonzaga
        São Luiz Gonzaga is a municipality of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. It is located 503 km west of the state capital of Porto Alegre, northeast of Alegrete....
        
        
      • 19th Mechanized Cavalry Regiment (19º Regimento de Cavalaria Mecanizado) in Santa Rosa
        Santa Rosa, Rio Grande do Sul
        Santa Rosa is a town in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul, located at latitude 27º52'15" and longitude 54º28'53" at a height of 277 meters above sea level. It has an area of 488.42 km²...
        
        
      • 19th Field Artillery Group (19º Grupo de Artilharia de Campanha) in Santiago
      • 9th Logistics Battalion (9º Batalhão Logístico) in Santiago
      • 1st Mechanized Combat Engineer Company (1ª Companhia de Engenharia de Combate Mecanizada) in São Borja
      • 11th Mechanized Signals Company (11ª Companhia de Comunicações Mecanizada) in Santiago
      • 1st Military Police Platoon (1º Pelotão de Polícia do Exército) in Santiago
    • 2nd Mechanized Cavalry Brigade (2ª Brigada de Cavalaria Mecanizada) in Uruguaiana
      Uruguaiana
      Uruguaiana is a municipality in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. It is located on the left-hand shore of the Uruguay River that forms the border with Argentina. Opposite Uruguaiana, and joined to it by a road/railway bridge, lies the Argentine city of Paso de los Libres, Corrientes...
      
      
      • HQ Squadron 2nd Mechanized Cavalry Brigade (Esquadrão de Comando da 2ª Brigada de Cavalaria Mecanizada) in Uruguaiana
      • 5th Mechanized Cavalry Regiment (5º Regimento de Cavalaria Mecanizado) in Quaraí
      • 6th Armored Cavalry Regiment (6º Regimento de Cavalaria Blindado) in Alegrete
        Alegrete
        Alegrete is a town and a municipality in Rio Grande do Sul located in southern Brazil. Its medium altitude is 102 m. Its estimated population in 2008 was 78,984 inhabitants and the total area is 7,803.967 km² . Its inhabitants are called Alegretenses.Alegrete was settled in 1816 and became a...
        
        
      • 8th Mechanized Cavalry Regiment (8º Regimento de Cavalaria Mecanizado) in Uruguaiana
      • 12th Mechanized Cavalry Regiment (12º Regimento de Cavalaria Mecanizado) in Jaguarão
        Jaguarão
        Jaguarão is a town in the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul located on the shores of the Jaguarão River bordering Uruguay.Is there a place of Battle of Jaguarão-External links:*...
        
        
      • 22nd Field Artillery Group (22º Grupo de Artilharia de Campanha) in Uruguaiana
      • 10th Logistics Battalion (10º Batalhão Logístico) in Alegrete
      • 3rd Air Defence Artillery Battery (3ª Bateria de Artilharia Anti-Aérea) in Uruguaiana
      • 2nd Mechanized Combat Engineer Company (2ª Companhia de Engenharia de Combate Mecanizada) in Alegrete
      • 12th Signals Company (12ª Companhia de Comunicações) in Alegrete
      • 2nd Military Police Platoon (2º Pelotão de Polícia do Exército) in Uruguaiana
    • 6th Armored Infantry Brigade (6ª Brigada de Infantaria Blindada) in Santa Maria
      • HQ Company 6th Armored Infantry Brigade (Companhia de Comando da 6ª Brigada de Infantaria Blindada) in Santa Maria
      • 1st Armored Regiment (1º Regimento de Carros de Combate) in Santa Maria
      • 4th Armored Regiment (4º Regimento de Carros de Combate) in Rosário do Sul
        Rosário do Sul
        Rosário do Sul is a small Brazilian town in the southwestern part of the state of Rio Grande do Sul. It has a population of 40,645 . Its elevation is 151 m. It has an area of 2,530.9 km². It is located 385 km west of the state capital of Porto Alegre. The nicknames of the city are Rosul and Rosário...
        
        
      • 7th Armored Infantry Battalion (7º Batalhão de Infantaria Blindado) in Santa Cruz do Sul
        Santa Cruz do Sul
        Santa Cruz do Sul is a city in central Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The city has approximately 130,000 inhabitants and sits about 150 km from the capital city of the state, Porto Alegre...
        
        
      • 29th Armored Infantry Battalion (29º Batalhão de Infantaria Blindado) in Santa Maria
      • 3rd Selfpropelled Field Artillery Group (3º Grupo de Artilharia de Campanha Autopropulsado) in Santa Maria
      • 12th Armored Combat Engineer Battalion (12º Batalhão de Engenharia de Combate Blindado) in Alegrete
      • 4th Logistics Battalion (4º Batalhão Logístico) in Santa Maria
      • 6th Mechanized Cavalry Squadron (6º Esquadrão de Cavalaria Mecanizado) in Santa Maria
      • 6th Air Defence Artillery Battery (6ª Bateria de Artilharia Anti-Aérea) in Santa Maria
      • 3rd Armored Signals Company (3ª Companhia de Comunicações Blindada) in Santa Maria
      • 26th Military Police Platoon (26º Pelotão de Polícia do Exército) in Santa Maria
  • 5th Military Region & 5th Army Division (5ª Região Militar e 5ª Divisão de Exército) in Curitiba
    Curitiba
    Curitiba is the capital of the Brazilian state of Paraná. It is the largest city with the biggest economy of both Paraná and southern Brazil. The population of Curitiba numbers approximately 1.75 million people and the latest GDP figures for the city surpass US$61 billion according to...
    
    
    • HQ Company 5th Military Region & 5th Army Division (Companhia de Comando da 5ª Região Militar e 5ª Divisão de Exército) in Curitiba
    • 14th Mechanized Cavalry Regiment (14º Regimento de Cavalaria Mecanizado) in São Miguel
      São Miguel
      -Brazil:* São Miguel, Brazil, Rio Grande do Norte* Barra de São Miguel, Alagoas, a municipality in the State of Alagoas* Barra de São Miguel, Paraíba, a municipality in the State of Paraíba* São Miguel do Aleixo, a municipality in the State of Sergipe...
      
      
    • 10th Construction Engineer Battalion (10º Batalhão de Engenharia de Construção) in Lages
      Lages
      Lages, formerly Lajens, is a Brazilian town located in the central part of the state of Santa Catarina, in the region known in Portuguese as "Planalto Serrano"....
      
      
    • 27th Logistics Battalion (27º Batalhão Logístico) in Curitiba
    • 5th Support Battalion (5º Batalhão de Suprimento) in Curitiba
    • 5th Military Police Company (5ª Companhia de Polícia do Exército) in Curitiba
    • 5th Division Artillery (Artilharia Divisionária da 5ª Divisão de Exército) in Curitiba
      • HQ Battery 5th Division Artillery (Bateria de Comando da Artilharia Divisionária da 5ª DE) in Curitiba
      • 15th Selfpropelled Field Artillery Group (15º Grupo de Artilharia de Campanha Autopropulsado) in Lapa
    • 5th Armored Cavalry Brigade (5ª Brigada de Cavalaria Blindada) in Ponta Grossa
      Ponta Grossa
      Ponta Grossa is a city in the state of Paraná, Brazil. With a population of over 315,000 inhabitants, it is the 4th most populous city of Paraná.It is the second industrial pole of the State, exceeded only by Curitiba—the State's capital and largest city...
      
      
      • HQ Squadron 5th Mechanized Cavalry Brigade (Esquadrão de Comando da 5ª Brigada de Cavalaria Blindada) in Ponta Grossa
      • 3rd Armored Regiment (3º Regimento de Carros de Combate) in Ponta Grossa
      • 5th Armored Regiment (5º Regimento de Carros de Combate) in Rio Negro
      • 13th Armored Infantry Battalion (13º Batalhão de Infantaria Blindado) in Ponta Grossa
      • 20th Armored Infantry Battalion (20º Batalhão de Infantaria Blindado) in Curitiba
      • 5th Selfpropelled Field Artillery Group (5º Grupo de Artilharia de Campanha Autopropulsado) in Curitiba
      • 5th Armored Combat Engineer Battalion (5° Batalhão de Engenharia de Combate Blindado) in Porto União
        Porto União
        Porto União is a city located in the Northern Plateau in the State of Santa Catarina and in the left bank of Iguazu River, bordering the city of União da Vitória, Paraná...
        
        
      • 5th Logistics Battalion (5º Batalhão Logístico) in Curitiba
      • 5th Mechanized Cavalry Squadron (5º Esquadrão de Cavalaria Mecanizado) in Castro
      • 5th Armored Signals Company (5ª Companhia de Comunicações Blindada) in Curitiba
      • 25th Military Police Platoon (25º Pelotão de Polícia do Exército) in Ponta Grossa
    • 14th Motorized Infantry Brigade (14ª Brigada de Infantaria Motorizada) in Florianópolis
      Florianópolis
      -Climate:Florianópolis experiences a warm humid subtropical climate, falling just short of a true tropical climate. The seasons of the year are distinct, with a well-defined summer and winter, and characteristic weather for autumn and spring. Frost is infrequent, but occurs occasionally in the winter...
      
      
      • HQ Company 14th Motorized Infantry Brigade (Companhia de Comando da 14ª Brigada de Infantaria Motorizada) in Florianópolis
      • 23rd Motorized Infantry Battalion (23º Batalhão de Infantaria) in Blumenau
        Blumenau
        Blumenau is a city in Vale do Itajaí, state of Santa Catarina, in southern Brazil. It was founded on September 2, 1850 by Dr. Hermann Bruno Otto Blumenau along with 17 German immigrants. A few years later Fritz Müller migrated to Blumenau as well....
        
        
      • 62nd Motorized Infantry Battalion (62º Batalhão de Infantaria) in Joinville
        Joinville
        Joinville is a city in Santa Catarina State, in the Southern Region of Brazil. Joinville is Santa Catarina's largest city. In 2010, its population has reached approximately 520,000, many of whom are of German descent....
        
        
      • 63rd Motorized Infantry Battalion (63º Batalhão de Infantaria) in Florianópolis
      • 28th Field Artillery Group (28º Grupo de Artilharia de Campanha) in Criciúma
        Criciúma
        Criciúma is a city in the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina. At , it is located 180 km south of Florianópolis, the state capital and around 900 km south of São Paulo...
        
        
      • 16th Mechanized Cavalry Squadron (16º Esquadrão de Cavalaria Mecanizado) in Francisco Beltrão
        Francisco Beltrão
        Francisco Beltrão is the largest town in the southwest region of Paraná state in Brazil. It was established on December 14, 1952. According to the official The population is about 72,000 inhabitants, which 85% live in the city and 15% in the land. Francisco Beltrão is very close to two another...
        
        
      • 14th Military Police Platoon (14º Pelotão de Polícia do Exército) in Florianópolis
    • 15th Motorized Infantry Brigade (15ª Brigada de Infantaria Motorizada) in Cascavel
      Cascavel
      Cascavel is a city and municipality in western Paraná state, Brazil. The population is 296.975 inhabitants.The city is on a plateau 781 meters above sea level...
      
      
      • HQ Company 15th Motorized Infantry Brigade (Companhia de Comando da 15ª Brigada de Infantaria Motorizada) in Cascavel
      • 30th Motorized Infantry Battalion (30º Batalhão de Infantaria Motorizado) in Apucarana
        Apucarana
        Apucarana is a municipality in the state of Paraná in Brazil, located at coordinates . The municipality covers at an elevation of above mean sea level. Its 2008 population was estimated as 120,133.- Transportation :The city is served by Cap...
        
        
      • 33rd Motorized Infantry Battalion (33º Batalhão de Infantaria Motorizado) in Cascavel
      • 34th Motorized Infantry Battalion (34º Batalhão de Infantaria Motorizado) in Foz do Iguaçu
        Foz do Iguaçu
        Foz do Iguaçu is the 7th largest city in Paraná state, Brazil, with a population of 255,900 inhabitants. It is located approximately 650 km west of Curitiba, Parana's capital city, being the westernmost city in that state...
        
        
      • 26th Field Artillery Group (26º Grupo de Artilharia de Campanha) in Guarapuava
        Guarapuava
        Guarapuava is a city in the mid south of Paraná state in Brazil. It is the largest city in that state by area.Guarapuava is located at 25°23'36" south and 51°27'19" west. The region is known as the centre of the state of Paraná, in the third plateau, also called of the Plateau of Guarapuava...
        
        
      • 15th Logistics Battalion (15º Batalhão Logístico) in Cascavel
      • 15th Combat Engineer Company (15ª Companhia de Engenharia de Combate) in Palmas
        Palmas, Paraná
        Palmas is a small city in the south of the Brazilian state of Paraná. Palmas is located in the mountainous area of Paraná and is in the mesorregião of Southcentral Paraná. Palmas is the capital of the microregion of the same name. Its coordinates are 26.483667/26°29'3" S and the longitude is...
        
        
  • 6th Army Division (6ª Divisão de Exército) in Porto Alegre
    • HQ Company 6th Army Division (Companhia de Comando da 6ª Divisão de Exército) in Porto Alegre
    • 6th Combat Engineer Battalion (6º Batalhão de Engenharia de Combate) in São Gabriel
      São Gabriel
      São Gabriel is a municipality in the state Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.It's the birthplace of the Field Marshal Mascarenhas de Morais and Baron of Candiota.- Paleontology :This city belongs to the geopark of Paleorrota....
      
      
    • 6th Signals Battalion (6º Batalhão de Comunicações) in Bento Gonçalves
      Bento Gonçalves
      Bento Gonçalves may refer to:* Bento António Gonçalves, member of the Portuguese Communist Party* Bento Gonçalves da Silva, Tatter revolutionary leader* Bento Gonçalves, Rio Grande do Sul, a town located in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul...
      
      
    • 6th Division Artillery (Artilharia Divisionária da 6ª Divisão de Exército) in Porto Alegre
      • HQ Battery 6th Division Artillery (Bateria de Comando da Artilharia Divisionária da 6ª DE) in São Leopoldo
        São Leopoldo
        São Leopoldo is an important Brazilian industrial city located in the south state of Rio Grande do Sul. It occupies a total area of 103.9 km² at circa 30 km from the State Capital, Porto Alegre. Climate is sub-tropical, with temperatures varying from 2°C minimum at Winter to more than...
        
        
      • 16th Selfpropelled Field Artillery Group (16º Grupo de Artilharia de Campanha Autopropulsado) in São Leopoldo
    • 3rd Mechanized Cavalry Brigade (3ª Brigada de Cavalaria Mecanizada) in Bagé
      Bagé
      Bagé is a city and a municipality in the south of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. In 2007 its population was 112,550 in a total area of 4,096 km2. It was the tenth largest city in the state in 2007 -Location:...
      
      
      • HQ Squadron 3rd Mechanized Cavalry Brigade (Esquadrão de Comando da 3ª Brigada de Cavalaria Mecanizada) in Bagé
      • 3rd Mechanized Cavalry Regiment (3º Regimento de Cavalaria Mecanizado) in Bagé
      • 7th Mechanized Cavalry Regiment (7º Regimento de Cavalaria Mecanizado) in Santana do Livramento
        Santana do Livramento
        Santana do Livramento is a city in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. It is located along the border with the city of Rivera, Uruguay, which helps form an international city of 200,000 inhabitants.- Overview :...
        
        
      • 9th Armored Cavalry Regiment (9º Regimento de Cavalaria Blindado) in São Gabriel
      • 25th Field Artillery Group (25º Grupo de Artilharia de Campanha) in Bagé
      • 3rd Logistics Battalion (3º Batalhão Logístico) in Bagé
      • 2nd Air Defence Artillery Battery (2ª Bateria de Artilharia Anti-Aérea) in Santana do Livramento
      • 3rd Mechanized Combat Engineer Company (3ª Companhia de Engenharia de Combate Mecanizada) in Dom Pedrito
        Dom Pedrito
        -See also:*List of municipalities in Rio Grande do Sul...
        
        
      • 13th Mechanized Signals Company (13º Companhia Comunicações Mecanizada) in São Gabriel
      • 3rd Military Police Platoon (3º Pelotão de Polícia do Exército) in Bagé
    • 8th Motorized Infantry Brigade (8ª Brigada de Infantaria Motorizada) in Pelotas
      Pelotas
      Pelotas is a Brazilian city and municipality , the third most populous in the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul. Pelotas is located 270 km from Porto Alegre, the capital city of the state, and 130 km from the Uruguayan border...
      
      
      • HQ Company 8th Motorized Infantry Brigade (Companhia de Comando da 8ª Brigada de Infantaria Motorizada) in Pelotas
      • 9th Motorized Infantry Battalion (9º Batalhão de Infantaria Motorizado) in Pelotas
      • 18th Motorized Infantry Battalion (18º Batalhão de Infantaria Motorizado) in Sapucaia do Sul
        Sapucaia do Sul
        Sapucaia do Sul is a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.Sapucaida do Sul is a commercial city, and some industries have been there since the 1960s. The city is crossed by BR-116, one of the most important roads in Brazil....
        
        
      • 19th Motorized Infantry Battalion (19º Batalhão de Infantaria Motorizado) in São Leopoldo
      • 6th Field Artillery Group (6º Grupo de Artilharia de Campanha) in Rio Grande
      • 8th Logistics Battalion (8º Batalhão Logístico) in Porto Alegre
      • 8th Mechanized Cavalry Squadron (8º Esquadrão de Cavalaria Mecanizado) in Porto Alegre
      • 8th Military Police Platoon (8º Pelotão de Polícia do Exército) in Pelotas