Editing Brazilian Armed Forces (section)

==Ministry of Defence==
{{Main|Ministry of Defence (Brazil)}}
[[File:Foto Oficial do Senhor Ministro da Defesa José Múcio Monteiro Filho (52624967260).jpg|left|thumb|[[José Múcio]], the current defence minister.]]
[[File:Minist%C3%A9rio_de_Defesa_do_Brasil.JPG|thumb|right|Ministry of Defense of Brazil]]
On 10 July 1999, the Ministry of Defence was created, with the abolition of the EMFA and the merger of all three ministries of the Armed Forces (Army, Navy and Air Force) into a singular ministry of the Cabinet.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/brazil/mod.htm| title = About Ministry of Defense of Brazil}}</ref>

===Joint Staff of the Armed Forces===
{{Main|Joint Staff of the Armed Forces}}
[[File:Concha Acústica do Exército.jpg|thumb|[[Army High Command]] HQ in Brasília]]

Joint Staff of the Armed Forces is an agency of the Ministry of Defense of Brazil, which centralizes the coordination of command of the armed forces: Army, Navy and Air Force. It was created by Complementary Law No. 136 of 25 August 2010, and has in Ordinance No. 1429 its operating guidelines.

Advising the Minister of Defense in the upper direction of the armed forces, aiming the organization, preparation and employment, in order to fulfill its constitutional mission and its subsidiaries assignments, with the goals strategic planning and the joint use of the military services.

It is up to JSAF plan together and integrated employment of staff of the Navy, Army and Air Force, optimizing the use of the military and logistical support in the defense of the country and in peacekeeping, humanitarian and rescue operations; border security; and civil defense actions.

The body has its powers and duties according to the Regimental Structure approved by Decree 7.9744, April 1, 2013. Since its inception, the JSAF has worked with the Central Administration of the Ministry of Defence, on the Esplanade of Ministries in Brasilia (DF).

The head of the JSAF is private of a general officer of the last post, active or reserve, designated by the Ministry of Defence and appointed by the president. Their hierarchical level is the same of the military commanders of the Navy, Army and Air Force. Under the coordination of the Joint Armed Forces also operates the Committee of Chiefs of Staffs of the military services.

The current head of JSAF is the Admiral [[Renato Rodrigues de Aguiar Freire]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://g1.globo.com/politica/noticia/2022/12/09/forcas-armadas-escolha-de-comandantes-seguira-criterio-de-antiguidade-diz-mucio.ghtml|title=Forças Armadas: escolha de comandantes seguirá critério de antiguidade, diz Múcio|website=G1|language=pt|date=9 December 2022}}</ref>