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Military branches:
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Brazilian Army, Brazilian Navy (Marinha do Brasil (MB), includes Naval Air and Marine Corps (Corpo de Fuzileiros Navais)), Brazilian Air Force (Forca Aerea Brasileira, FAB) (2007)
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Military service age and obligation:
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21-45 years of age for compulsory military service; conscript service obligation - 9 to 12 months; 17-45 years of age for voluntary service; an increasing percentage of the ranks are "long-service" volunteer professionals; women were allowed to serve in the armed forces beginning in early 1980s when the Brazilian Army became the first army in South America to accept women into career ranks; women serve in Navy and Air Force only in Women's Reserve Corps (2001)
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Manpower available for military service:
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males age 19-49: 45,586,036
females age 19-49: 45,728,704 (2005 est.)
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Manpower fit for military service:
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males age 19-49: 33,119,098
females age 19-49: 38,079,722 (2005 est.)
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Manpower reaching military service age annually:
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males age 18-49: 1,785,930
females age 19-49: 1,731,648 (2005 est.)
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Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
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2.6% (2006 est.)
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