Paratroopers Brigade (Brazil)

Paratrooper Infantry Brigade
Brigada de Infantaria Paraquedista
Coat of arms
Active	1945; 80 years ago (1945)
Country	Brazil
Branch	Brazilian Army
Type	Infantry
Role	Paratrooper
Size	5,400 (2015)[1]
Part of	Eastern Military Command
Garrison/HQ	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Nickname(s)	Bda Inf Pqdt
Motto(s)	Brasil acima de tudo! ("Brazil above everything!")[2]
Engagements	List United Nations Emergency Force Jacareacanga Revolt Aragarças Revolt Sergeants' Revolt Inter-American Peace Force Araguaia Guerrilla War United Nations Operation in Mozambique United Nations Angola Verification Mission III United Nations Mission of Support to East Timor United Nations Stabilisation Mission in Haiti 2010 Rio de Janeiro security crisis 2014 occupation of Complexo da Maré
Website	www.bdainfpqdt.eb.mil.br
Commanders
Current commander	Adriano Fructuoso da Costa[3]
Notable commanders	Nestor Penha Brasil Hugo de Abreu

The Paratrooper Infantry Brigade (Portuguese: Brigada de Infantaria Paraquedista; Bda Inf Pqd) is one of the brigades of the Brazilian Army. Based in Rio de Janeiro, it is subordinate to the Eastern Military Command, also in Rio, in conjunction with the Land Operations Command in Brasília. Embarked on aircraft of the Brazilian Air Force (FAB), its task forces can rapidly deploy to any point within Brazil's territory. Considered an elite unit, it consists of volunteer soldiers who distinguish themselves from the rest of the army through unique traditions and values.

The brigade is organized into three paratrooper infantry battalions, supported by other components, including unique elements such as pathfinders—its elite—paratrooper cavalry, and the Parachute Folding, Maintenance, and Air Supply Battalion (B DOMPSA). Parachuting in the Brazilian Army emerged after World War II. Shaped by political instability in the 1960s, it participated in counterinsurgency operations in the following decade and gave rise to the army's special operations forces, which were later separated. The brigade has participated in international contingents and, during the New Republic, has been involved in law and order operations, especially in Rio de Janeiro.