List of modern equipment of the Brazilian Army

List of equipment in service with the Brazilian Army.

Infantry equipment The Army's arsenal of firearms (individual and collective) was estimated at 299,300 weapons in 2010: 52,100 pistols, 500 revolvers, 9,100 submachine guns, 89,000 bolt-action rifles, 143,300 automatic rifles and 5,300 medium machine guns. 1,800 heavy machine guns, 800 81-millimeter mortars and 400 60-millimeter mortars were counted separately as light weapons. p. 108, 117. The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) estimated 1,436 81 mm mortars in 2024 and included them in its calculation of total artillery strength.

This armamament and communications and personal protection equipment are in replacement, since 2016, by new standards defined by the Combatente Brasileiro (COBRA) project. The former service rifle, the FAL and its variants, is giving way to Imbel's IA2. Total service rifle demand to phase out the FAL family has been reported in the press as in the 140 thousand or 200 thousand range.

Individual protective equipment includes aramid helmets and bulletproof vests with no standard supplier or material. The latter must have a level III protection in NIJ standards. p. 24, 30. 2009 technical standards specified an outer covering in polyamide fabric, but did not determine a material for other components. p. 30, 35-36. Camouflage follows a lizard-style pattern, inspired on the French TAP47 and the Portuguese 1960s pattern. It consists of wide dark brown and dark green strokes on a lighter background.

Pistols NameOriginCaliberPeriodImageImbel M973Brazil9×19mmIn use in 2023Taurus M975Brazil9×19mmIn use in 2023Imbel MD1 GCBrazil9×19mmIn use in 2023

Submachine guns NameOriginCaliberPeriodImageTaurus M972Brazil9×19mmIn use in 2010Taurus SMT-9Brazil9×19mmIn use in 2015Heckler & Koch MP5SDGermany9×19mmUnder replacement by the UMP in 2016Heckler & Koch UMPGermany9×19mmIn use by the Special Operations Command in 2016

Rifles NameOriginCaliberPeriodImageFuzil 7,62 mm M964 (FAL)Brazil7,62×51mm1964 – present, under replacement by the IA2 (2018)Fuzil 7,62mm M964 A1 (ParaFAL)Brazil7,62×51mm1964 – present, under replacement by the IA2 (2018)Mosquetão 7,62 mm M968 ("MosqueFAL")Brazil7,62×51mm1968 – present (2022); ceremonial and training useImbel IA2Brazil5,56×45mm7,62×51mm2013 – present (2022)Heckler & Koch HK417Germany7,62×51mmIn use in 2017 by the Special Operations CommandHeckler & Koch HK416Germany5,56×45mmIn use in 2020 by the Special Operations Command p. 23.Colt M4United States5,56×45mmIn use in 2023 by the Special Operations Command

Shotguns NameOriginCaliberPeriodImageMossberg 590A1United States12 gaIn use in 2017Boito (unspecified model)Brazil12 gaIn use in 2023CBC (unspecified model)Brazil12 gaIn use in 2023

Machine guns NameOriginCaliberPeriodImageBrowning M2United States12,7×99mmIn use in 2020Fuzil Metralhadora 7,62 M964 FAP (Fuzil Automático Pesado)Brazil7,62×51mm1970s – present, under replacement by the FN Minimi (2022)M971 MAGBelgium7,62×51mm1970s p. 106, 189, 194, 221. – present, under replacement by the FN Minimi (2022)FN MinimiBelgium5,56×45mm7,62×51mmPre-2013 – present (2022)MG3Germany7,62×51mmIn use in 2022 as secondary armament in Leopard 1 tanks p. 16.

Sniper rifles NameOriginCaliberPeriodImageImbel AGLCBrazil7,62×51mmIn use in 2022 p. 28.Remington M40United States7,62×51mmIn use in 2016 by the Special Operations CommandRemington MSRUnited States7,62×51mmIn use in 2016 by the Special Operations Command M110 Semi-Automatic Sniper SystemUnited States7,62×51mmIn use in 2017 by the Special Operations Command

Grenade launchers NameOriginCaliberPeriodImageM79United States40 mmIn use in 2010Condor AM-600Brazil37/38 and 38.1 mmIn use in 2019 p. 25.ST Engineering 40GL Mk1Singapore40 mmIn use in 2022M203United States40 mmIn use in 2023

Recoilless weapons NameOriginCaliberPeriodImageCarl-Gustaf M3Sweden84mm1990s – present (2019)AT4Sweden84mm1990s – present (2022)

Anti-tank guided missiles NameOriginNumberPeriodImageMAX 1.2 ACBrazil50 to 60 missiles, 200 ordered (2023)2023 – present (2024)Spike LR2Israel10 launchers and 100 missiles2024 – present

Light and medium mortars NameOriginNumberPeriodImageMorteiro 60 mm M949 AGRBrazilIn use in 2010Morteiro Leve 60 mm HotchkissFranceIn use in 2022 p. 20.Morteiro Médio 81 mm Brandt p. 24.France651 (2024) p. 397, 417.Morteiro Médio 81 mm M936 AGRBrazil484 (2024)Morteiro Médio 81 mm Royal Ordnance (L16A2)United Kingdom72 (2024)Morteiro Médio Antecarga 81 mmBrazil92 (2024)2013 – present (2024)

Helmets NameOriginPeriodImagePersonnel Armor System for Ground Troops (PASGT)Brazil1993 – present (2016)Advanced Combat Helmet (ACH)BrazilIn use in 2016

Night vision and thermography NameOriginPeriodImageCORAL-CRBrazilIn use in 2017LORISBrazilIn use in 2022AN/PVS-7 BravoUnited StatesIn use in 2022LUNOSIn use in 2022MUNOSIn use in 2022

Armor

By IISS estimates, the Brazilian Army fielded over 2,250 armored fighting vehicles in 2023, the highest number in Latin America, although modern models were a minority of this total. This number includes 292 main battle tanks and 1,466 armored personnel carriers. In the Army's terminology, formations equipped with tracked vehicles are "armored" units, while those with wheeled vehicles are "mechanized".

Tanks NameOriginNumberPeriodImageM60 A3TTSUnited States31 (2024)1997 – present (2025)Leopard 1A1BEGermany41 (2024)1997 – present (2025)Leopard 1A5BRGermany220 (2024) > 100 operational (2026)2009 – present (2025)

Tank destroyers NameOriginNumberPeriodImageCentauro 2Italy2 in use, 7 in order, requirement for 982023 – present (2026)

Armored cars NameOriginNumberPeriodImageEE-9 CascavelBrazil409 (2024)1970s – present (2024), under partial replacement by the Centauro 2

Personnel carriers NameOriginNumberPeriodImageM113United States198 M113A1, 386 M113BR, 12 M113A2 (2024)1965 – present (2024)EE-11 UrutuBrazil5 M2, 41 M6; under replacement by the VBTP-MR Guarani (2024)1970s – present (2024)VBTP-MR GuaraniItaly/BrazilTotal order of 1,580 units (2016) ~575 (2024) 700+ (2024)2014 – present (2024)M577 A2United States64 (2024)2016 – present (2024)VBMT-LSR Guaicurus (Iveco LMV)Italy/Brazil48 in use, 420 on order (2024)2018 – present (2024)

Recovery vehicles NameOriginNumberPeriodImageM578United States14 (2024)1971 – present (2024)Bergepanzer 2Germany13 (2024)1990s – present (2024)M88A1United States8 (2024)2016 – present (2024)MaxxPro MRV-PKUnited States20 (2023)2023 – present (2023)

Engineering vehicles NameOriginNumberPeriodImageViatura Blindada Especializada Lançadora de Ponte Leopard 1 (Panzerschnellbruecke Biber)Germany5 (2024)2011 – present (2024)Pionierpanzer 2 DachsGermany5 (2024)2010 – present (2024)

Artillery The IISS calculated a total of 2,263 artillery pieces in Army service in 2024, including 109 self-propelled howitzers and 412 towed howitzers. Self-propelled field artillery groups service armored brigades, while towed artillery is part of other brigades. Missile and rocket launchers are concentrated in the Army Artillery Command in Formosa, Goiás.

Missile and rocket artillery NameOriginNumberPeriodImageAstros IIBrazil44 launchers and 39 auxiliary vehicles (2023) 38 launchers (20 Mk3M and 18 Mk6) (2024)1990s p. 7. – present (2024)AV-VBLBrazilIn use in 2021 as a specialized vehicle in Astros II batteries

Self-propelled howitzers NameOriginNumberCaliberPeriodImageM109United States109 (37 M109A3, 40 M109A5, 32 M109A5+)155 mm1999 – present (2024)M992 A2United States40 (2022)In service in 2022 as the M109's resupply vehicle

Towed howitzers NameOriginNumberCaliberPeriodImageM114United States81 (2024)155 mm1940s – present (2024)M101/M102United States231 (2024)105 mm1940s p. 6 – present (2024)OTO Melara Mod 56Italy60 (2024)105 mm1970s – present (2024)L118United Kingdom40 (2024)105 mm1991 p. 202. – present (2024)

Heavy mortars NameOriginNumberPeriodImageMO 120-RT (Mortier 120mm Rayé Tracté)France~200 (2022)Morteiro Pesado 120 mm M2 RaiadoBrazil~400 (2022) 268 (2024)

Air defense Having deactivated its towed antiaircraft guns in 2023, the Army's sole air defense platforms are self-propelled antiaircraft guns and man-portable missiles, both operated by the artillery arm. All available systems are restricted to defense against low altitude targets.

Self-propelled guns NameOriginNumberPeriodImageKrauss-Maffei Gepard 1A2Germany342013 – present (2023)

MANPADS NameOriginNumberPeriodImage9K338 Igla-SRussia2015 – present (2023)RBS 70 Mk.2 and NGSweden2014 – present (2023)

Mobile surveillance radars NameOriginNumberPeriodImageSaber M60Brazil2011 p. 32. – present (2024)

Unarmored vehicles Unarmored vehicles in Army service are classified by category (administrative or operational) and usage (transport, tractor, trailer, semi-trailer and special). Administrative vehicles perform routine activities, confidential missions and logistical support in exercises and military operations. Operational vehicles have direct tactical or logistical roles in exercises and operations.Portaria nº 023-DMB, de 20 de novembro de 1998. Normas reguladoras para a classificação, registro e identificação dos veículos oficiais do Ministério do Exército - NORCRIVE 8,500 wheeled unarmored vehicles, from fuel tankers to refrigerated trucks, were acquired from 2012 to 2015, equivalent to a renewal of 40% of the inventory, according to General Staff figures.

In the truck sector, the main supplier by around 2015 was MAN's Latin American division, provider of a fleet of over five thousand Volkswagen vehicles. The standard off-road light vehicle in 2019 was Agrale's Marruá. The motorcycle inventory comprised 699 units in 2012: 193 from Harley-Davidson, the largest in service, 307 from Honda and 168 from Yamaha. The remainder was older, from no longer extant brands such as Agrale.

Trucks NameOriginNumberPeriodImageMercedes-Benz Unimog 4x4 Série UGermany1967 – present (2024)Terex UAI M1-50 6x6Brazil1980s – present (2015?)Mercedes-Benz LAK 1418Brazil1992 – ? (in use in 2017)Ford CargoBrazil1987 – present (2022)Volkswagen WorkerBrazil860 ordered (2013)2007 – present (2024)Mercedes-Benz Atron2007–2008 – present (2023)Mercedes-Benz Axor2007–2008 – present (2023)VW 31.390 PrimeIn use in 2018Mercedes-Benz AtegoIn use in 2019Iveco StralisItalyIn use in 2019Volvo NL 12 360In use in 2019Tatra 815 (T-815-7 and T-815-2)Czech Republic2019 – present (2021)Mercedes-Benz MunckIn use in 2019 p. 55.Mercedes-Benz AcceloIn use in 2021. Anexo A.

Buses NameOriginNumberPeriodImageComil SveltoBrazil135 new (2013)2003 – present (2013)Volksbus MascarelloIn use in 2019Volare W9BrazilIn use in 2020Agrale Mascarelo GranMiniBrazilIn use in 2022Volare Attack 9BrazilIn use in 2022Fiat Ducato MinibusItalyIn use in 2022

Light vehicles