The Brazilian Army General Staff ( - EME) is the general management body responsible for the coordination of the

Brazilian Army The Brazilian Army (; EB) is the branch of the Brazilian Armed Forces responsible, externally, for defending the country in eminently terrestrial operations and, internally, for guaranteeing law, order and the constitutional branches, subordina ...

, the land force of the

Brazilian Armed Forces The Brazilian Armed Forces (, ) are the unified Military, military forces of the Brazil, Federative Republic of Brazil. Consisting of three Military branch, service branches, it comprises the Brazilian Army (including the Brazilian Army Aviati ...

Mission

The EME's mission is to study, plan, guide, coordinate, and control at the general management level, the activities of the Army, in accordance with the decisions and guidelines defined by the

Army High Command The Army High Command (ACE) of Brazil is formed by the Army Commander and other army generals in active service. The country currently holds sixteen active 4-star generals, several of then in command posts, in addition to a post in the Ministry of ...

History

The history of the organization begin in the

United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves The United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves was a pluricontinental monarchy formed by the elevation of the Portuguese colony named State of Brazil to the status of a kingdom and by the simultaneous union of that Kingdom of Brazil ...

, when the predecessor body called ''Court Arms Command'' was created in 1808 by the

Count of Linhares Count (feminine: countess) is a historical title of nobility in certain European countries, varying in relative status, generally of middling rank in the hierarchy of nobility. Pine, L. G. ''Titles: How the King Became His Majesty''. New York: ...

and the Minister of War at the time. The organization was renamed as ''Court Headquarters'' in 1824 by the Emperor

Pedro I of Brazil ''Don (honorific), Dom'' Pedro I (12 October 1798 – 24 September 1834), known in Brazil and in Portugal as "the Liberator" () or "the Soldier King" () in Portugal, was the founder and List of monarchs of Brazil, first ruler of the Empire of ...

, after the

declaration of independence A declaration of independence is an assertion by a polity in a defined territory that it is independent and constitutes a state. Such places are usually declared from part or all of the territory of another state or failed state, or are breaka ...

September 1822. The current EME was founded on 24 October 1896, by the law No. 403, sanctioned by then President

Prudente de Morais Prudente José de Morais Barros (4 October 1841 – 3 December 1902), often referred to as Prudente de Morais, was a Brazilian lawyer and politician who served as the third president of Brazil from 1894 to 1898. Morais was elected in 1894, bein ...

Organization

The EME is subdivided in six subcommands: *1st subcommand - Army policies and strategic guidelines, concerning personnel, education and culture systems *2nd subcommand - Policies and strategic guidelines concerning the Army's information system *3rd subcommand - Accomplish with Army's strategic planning *4th subcommand - Formulate and propose policies and strategic guidelines for the Army's logistical activities *5th subcommand - Formulate and propose policies and strategic guidelines for the Army's activities in the international area and in environmental management *6th subcommand - Plan, guide and coordinate at the general management level, the Army's economic and finance activities

Other subdommands

*Administration assistance - Plan the administrative rationalization of the Army *Army Project Office (EPEx) - Responsible for conducting the Army's strategic projects

External links

Brazilian Army General Staff

Brazilian Ministry of Defense

References

Ministry of Defence (Brazil)

Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population ...