Ranks
| General officers | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marechal do Exército Marshal of the Army |
General General |
Tenente-general Lieutenant-general |
Major-general Major-general |
Brigadeiro-general Brigadier General |
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| OF-10 | OF-9 | OF-8 | OF-7 | OF-6 | ||||||
| Field officers | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coronel Colonel |
Tenente-coronel Lieutenant-colonel |
Major Major |
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| OF-5 | OF-4 | OF-3 | ||||||||
| Company officers | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capitão Captain |
Tenente Lieutenant |
Alferes Ensign |
Aspirante a official Officer candidate |
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| OF-2 | OF-1 | OF-1 | OF-D | |||||||
| Non-commissioned officers | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sargento-mor Sergeant-major |
Sargento-chefe Chief Master Sergeant |
Sargento-ajudante Master sergeant |
Primeiro-sargento First sergeant |
Segundo-sargento Second sergeant |
Furriel Quartermaster |
Segundo-furriel Second quartermaster |
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| OR-9 | OR-8 | OR-7 | OR-6 | OR-5 | OR-5 | OR-5 | ||||
| Enlisted | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabo-adjunto Attached corporal |
Primeiro-cabo First corporal |
Segundo-cabo Second corporal |
Soldado Soldier |
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| OR-4 | OR-3 | OR-2 | OR-1 | |||||||
| No insignia | ||||||||||
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