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• Branches: 
Brazilian Army, Brazilian Navy (includes Marines), Brazilian Air Force, Federal Police (paramilitary) 
 
• Manpower availability: 
males age 15-49 44,301,765; males fit for military service 29,815,576; males reach military age (18) annually 1,703,438 (1995 est.) 
 
• Defense expenditures: 
exchange rate conversion - $5.0 billion, 0.9% of GDP (1994)