army (Força Terrestre) Science and Technology Department (Departamento de Ciência e Tecnologia (DCT)) Engineering and Construction Department (Departamento de Engenharia e Construção (DEC)) Economy and Finances Secretariat (Secretaria de Economia e Finanças (SEF)) Regional Commands The Army is structured into eight military commands. Each of the eight military commands is responsible for one or more military regions. Eastern Military Command (Comando Militar do Leste; CML), (HQ: Rio de Janeiro) – 1st and 4th Military Regions Southeastern Military Command (Comando Militar do Sudeste; CMSE), (HQ: São Paulo) – 2nd Military Region Southern Military Command (Comando Militar do Sul; CMS), (HQ: Porto Alegre) – 3rd and 5th Military Regions Northeastern Military Command (Comando Militar do Nordeste; CMN), (HQ: Recife) – 6th, 7th and 10th Military Regions Western Military Command (Comando Militar do Oeste; CMO), (HQ: Campo Grande) – 9th Military Region Northern Military Command (Comando Militar do Norte; CMN), (HQ: Belém) – 8th Military Region Amazon Military Command (Comando Militar da Amazônia; CMA), (HQ: Manaus) – 12th Military Region Planalto Military Command (Comando Militar da Planalto; CMP), Planalto is Portuguese for high plain, (HQ: Brasília) – 11th Military Region Military Regions The Brazilian territory is further divided into twelve military regions. Each military region provides logistical support to operational units within its area of responsibility. Therefore, Military Regions are usually composed of units responsible for providing administration, logistics, transport, health and education. Military Regions are Division-sized units, commanded by Lieutenant Generals (Generais de Divisão). The current military regions are: 1st Military Region – States of Rio de Janeiro and Espírito Santo (HQ: Rio de Janeiro) 2nd Military Region – State of São Paulo (HQ: São Paulo) 3rd Military Region – State of Rio Grande do Sul (HQ: Porto Alegre) 4th Military Region – State of Minas Gerais (HQ: Belo Horizonte) 5th Military Region – States of Paraná and Santa Catarina (HQ: Curitiba) 6th Military Region – States of Bahia and Sergipe (HQ: Salvador) 7th Military Region – States of Rio Grande do Norte, Paraíba, Pernambuco and Alagoas (HQ: Recife) 8th Military Region – States of Maranhão, Pará and Amapá (HQ: Belém) 9th Military Region – States of Mato Grosso and Mato Grosso do Sul (HQ: Campo Grande) 10th Military Region – States of Ceará and Piauí (HQ: Fortaleza) 11th Military Region – States of Goiás, Tocantins and the Federal District (HQ: Brasília) 12th Military Region – States of Amazonas, Acre, Roraima and