12th Light Infantry Brigade (Airmobile)

12th Light Infantry Brigade (Airmobile) 12.ª Brigada de Infantaria Leve (Aeromóvel) Brazil 12bdalv.png The brigade's insignia Brazil 2nd Army Division 1995 - present Rodrigo Ferraz Silvahttp://www.bdaamv.eb.mil.br/index.php/comandante 12.ª Bda Inf L (Amv) Comandante 15 June 2022 Caçapava, São Paulo Fornovo di Taro Brigade #c39f76 Beige (beret)Comandante Militar do Sudeste visita 12ª Brigada de Infantaria Leve em Caçapava 21 June 2018 Portal R3 https://www.portalr3.com.br/2018/06/comandante-militar-do-sudeste-visita-12a-brigada-de-infantaria-leve-em-cacapava/ 21 November 2022 https://bdaamv.eb.mil.br/ The 12th Light Infantry Brigade (Airmobile) (pt 12.ª Brigada de Infantaria Leve (Aeromóvel), 12ª Bda Inf L (Amv)) is a large unit of the Brazilian Army based in Caçapava, São Paulo. It is subordinated to the 2nd Army Division. Since 1995 its elements have been transported by Army Aviation helicopters, being able to quickly operate in any part of Brazil's territory. Its troops can be infiltrated on the front lines, with different risks, in the enemy rear in airmobile assaults. The brigade has participated in several political-military events in Brazil's history, and some of its personnel was part of the Brazilian Expeditionary Force in World War II, giving rise to its name "Brigada Fornovo di Taro" (Fornovo di Taro Brigade) in honor of the homonymous battle. History Development of the organization thumb|São Paulo soldiers in 1964|left At the beginning of the 20th century, the reorganization of the Brazilian Army in the Old Republic created several infantry brigades within the new divisions. Consisting solely of infantry, they had no autonomy.Pedrosa Fernando Velôzo Gomes 2018 Modernização e reestruturação do Exército brasileiro (1960-1980) https://ppghc.historia.ufrj.br/index.php?option=com_docman&view=download&alias=269-modernizacao-e-reestruturacao-do-exercito-brasileiro-1960-1980&category_slug=teses&Itemid=155 28 December 2020 Rio de Janeiro UFRJ 136-138 After two command predecessors, first in Mato Grosso do Sul and then in Minas Gerais, the 4th Infantry Brigade was formed in Caçapava in 1919.Histórico da Brigada Aeromóvel 12ª Bda Inf L (Amv) 2 May 2018 http://www.bdaamv.eb.mil.br/index.php/historico-menu 26 April 2022 It consisted of the 6th Infantry Regiment (RI), at headquarters, and the 4th, 5th and 6th Battalions of Caçadores (BCs), respectively in São Paulo, Lorena and Ipameri. They were all in São Paulo, with the exception of the 6th BC, in Goiás,Savian Elonir José 2020 Legalidade e Revolução: Rondon combate tenentistas nos sertões do Paraná (1924/1925) edição do autor Curitiba 224 where it was strategically on the Goiás Railroad.Mendonça Filho Marajá João Alves de Almeida Maria Geralda de 2008 Quartéis do Exército em Goiás: a influência das frentes pioneiras na estrutura de defesa http://www.mercator.ufc.br/mercator/article/view/107 27 April 2022 Mercator Fortaleza 4 7 28–29 At the time, Goiás was part, along with São Paulo, of the 2nd Military Region.BRASIL, Decreto nº 13.916, de 11 de dezembro de 1919. Substitue os decretos ns. 13.651 e 13.652, de 18 de junho e 13.674, de 2 de julho e 13.765, de 17 de setembro, todos de 1919: altera a divisão territorial e a organização das divisões de exercito; crêa unidades e serviços, e rerganiza a artilharia de costa. In 1938 the Infantry Divisions (DIs) regiments were grouped into Divisional Infantries; in the 2nd Infantry Division, in São Paulo, they were the 4th, 5th and 6th Infantry Regiments. The 4th, 5th, and 6th BCs did not belong to the new formation.BRASIL, Decreto-lei nº 609, de 10 de agosto de 1938. Organiza os Comandos das Armas e dá outras providências. The 4th Infantry Brigade became the Divisional Infantry of the 2nd DI, or ID/2. Its two new regiments (4th and 5th) came from the 3rd Infantry Brigade, which was disbanded. All were in the state of São Paulo.AHEx 2020 http://www.ahex.eb.mil.br/images/Catalogo_Destino_Acervo_EB-AHEX_2020_3.pdf Catálogo de destino dos acervos das Organizações Militares do Exército Brasileiro 6 March 2021 Arquivo Histórico do Exército Rio de Janeiro 2 378–379 18 April 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210418172306/https://www.ahex.eb.mil.br/images/Catalogo_Destino_Acervo_EB-AHEX_2020_3.pdf dead Between 1946 and 1952 it was transformed into the Subcommand of the 2nd DI, then returning to Divisional Infantry.AHEx 2020 413 In 1960, ID/2 was composed of the 4th RI, in Osasco, with two battalions, the 5th, in Lorena, with one battalion, and the 6th, in Caçapava, also with only one.Pedrosa 2018 289 From the end of the decade the brigade became the major main unit of the Brazilian Army, endowed with sufficient maneuver and support units for its autonomy, while the infantry regiments were suppressed. ID/2 became the 12th Infantry Brigade, composed of the 5th Infantry Battalion (BI, from the 5th RI), 6th BI (from the 6th RI), 39th BI Motorized (BI Mtz, from the 4th RI) and 20th Field Artillery Group (GAC). The 4th RI also gave rise to the 4th Armored BI (BIB), which remained with the 11th Infantry Brigade.4º BIL Historias do Batalhão http://www.4bil.eb.mil.br/historico-do-batalhao https://web.archive.org/web/20120214051508/http://www.4bil.eb.mil.br/historico-do-batalhao 14 February 2012 29 April 2022Pedrosa 2018 162-179 The area of responsibility was Greater São Paulo (shared with the 11th brigade) and the Paraíba valley.Pedrosa 2018 227 In 1985 the Brigade received the designation of Motorized. The following year, it already had an anti-aircraft battery, but it lacked a communications company, combat engineering company, and cavalry squadron.Pedrosa 2018 216 thumb|Airmobile fighters beige beret From 1986, the Brazilian Army created units with helicopters. Since the 1960s, the creation of an "air cavalry" with helicopters, inspired by the Americans in the Vietnam War, was already being discussed, but they emerged out of the cavalry branch.Haverá sempre uma Cavalaria: tradição e modernização no processo de evolução tecnológica do Exército Brasileiro Savian Elonir José edição do autor 2014 Resende 190 The Army Aviation Command was created in 1989.Kuhlmann 2007 123 Some studies suggested a light troop to be transported by their helicopters,Santos Cristian Fernando Lombardi dos 2018 A evolução do Material de Emprego Militar da Aviação do Exército Brasileiro e suas influências na Doutrina Militar Terrestre https://bdex.eb.mil.br/jspui/bitstream/123456789/3751/1/MO%205918%20-%20SANTOS.pdf ECEME Rio de Janeiro 29 April 2022 13 30 April 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220430023440/https://bdex.eb.mil.br/jspui/bitstream/123456789/3751/1/MO%205918%20-%20SANTOS.pdf dead and the original idea was to create them in Formosa, Goiás — originally Army Aviation was headquartered in Brasília — but instead the 12th Brigade was converted to light infantry in 1995. The creation of the Special Operations Command, at about the same time, belonged to the same trend of new rapid deployment forces.Kuhlmann 2007 120 e 159 In 2005, the 4th BIL was disbanded and the 39th BIL was renamed the 4th BIL. In 2022, it was transferred to the 11th Light Infantry Brigade, which is receiving Guarani armored personnel carriers for conversion into mechanized infantry, while the 2nd BIL, until then belonging to the 11th Brigade, was transferred to the 12th, becoming an airmobile unit.DefesaNet Brigada de Infantaria Leve passa por reestruturação 7 March 2022 https://www.defesanet.com.br/guarani/noticia/43814/Brigada-de-Infantaria-Leve-passa-por-reestruturacao-/ 29 April 2022 Deployments thumb|6th RI in Massarosa, Italy (1944)2ª DE Regimento Ipiranga na Segunda Guerra: 75 anos da vitória de Massarosa 20 September 2019 http://www.2de.eb.mil.br/index.php/ultimas-noticias/997-regimento-ipiranga-na-segunda-guerra-75-anos-da-vitoria-de-massarosa 26 April 2022|left The three brigade units in São Paulo, with the exception of half of the 4th BC, joined the São Paulo Revolt of 1924.Savian 2020 95 In 1926, amid the expectation of a federal intervention in Goiás, several testimonies attested that a platoon from São Paulo reinforced the 6th BC in Ipameri. The intervention did not materialize.Mendonça Jales Guedes Coelho 2012 O outro lado da mudança da capital de Goiás https://repositorio.bc.ufg.br/tede/bitstream/tede/4972/5/Tese%20-%20Jales%20Guedes%20Coelho%20Mendon%C3%A7a%20-%202012.pdf UFG 26 April 2022 105-106 The battalion had a skirmish with part of the Prestes Column on its way through Goiás on its way to Bolivia.Torres Sérgio Rubens de Araújo 18 August 2007 A grande marcha https://horadopovo.com.br/a-grande-marcha/ Hora do Povo 27 April 2022 In the Revolution of 1930, the 4th BC was among the loyalist forces on the border of São Paulo and Paraná, acting in the regions of Quatiguá and Itararé.Santos Hélio Tenório dos 2015 As batalhas de Itararé: a barreira de Itararé na história militar em 1893, 1930 e 1932 AHIMTB São Paulo 2 90; 97 In Goiás, the 6th BC remained neutral in the conflict between Goiás loyalists and Minas Gerais revolutionaries.Geraldo Alcyr Lintz 2004 1930: O furacão veio do Sul Biblioteca do Exército Editora Rio de Janeiro 347 As a result of the revolution, the command of the brigade was temporarily extinguished. In the Constitutionalist Revolution of 1932, the 6th BC participated in the offensive against the north and northwest of São Paulo,Carvalho e Silva Herculano de 1932 A Revolução Constitucionalista de 1932 Rio de Janeiro Civilização Brasileira while the 6th RI and 4th BC were with the constitutionalists, the latter with a company in SantosExército Brasileiro Revolução de 1932 http://www.eb.mil.br/exercito-brasileiro?p_p_id=101&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_101_struts_action=%2Fasset_publisher%2Fview_content&_101_assetEntryId=1556450&_101_type=content&_101_urlTitle=revolucao-de-1932&_101_redirect=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eb.mil.br%2Fexercito-brasileiro%3Fp_p_id%3D3%26p_p_lifecycle%3D0%26p_p_state%3Dmaximized%26p_p_mode%3Dview%26_3_keywords%3Dcampo%2Bgrande%26_3_advancedSearch%3Dfalse%26_3_groupId%3D0%26_3_delta%3D20%26_3_assetTagNames%3Drepublica1%26_3_resetCur%3Dfalse%26_3_andOperator%3Dtrue%26_3_struts_action%3D%252Fsearch%252Fsearch&inheritRedirect=true 26 April 2022 and the former in Cunha.Mendonça Lauro Nogueira Furtado de 2003 A atuação da Marinha nas operações resultantes do movimento Constitucionalista, no ano de 1932 http://memoria.bn.gov.br/DocReader/008567/126539 Revista Marítima Brasileira 123 1/3 203–204 The Brigade was reactivated in October, at the end of the revolution. thumb|Brigade soldiers in security planning for the 2016 Olympics In World War II, the 6th RI was one of the three infantry regiments to integrate the Brazilian Expeditionary Force, arriving in the Italian campaign in the first echelon of the FEB, in July 1944.Silva Tiago Ramos 2020 A força expedicionária brasileira na 2ª Guerra Mundial: a participação do 6° RI nas operações da FEB https://bdex.eb.mil.br/jspui/bitstream/123456789/7973/1/TCC%20Tiago%20Ramos.pdf 29 April 2022 AMAN Resende 30 April 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220430030609/https://bdex.eb.mil.br/jspui/bitstream/123456789/7973/1/TCC%20Tiago%20Ramos.pdf dead The brigade's name honors the regiment's participation in the battle of Fornovo di Taro in April 1945. Two other current brigade units, its artillery and cavalry, were also in Italy. Its cavalry was the only one from the FEB, the 1st Mechanized Reconnaissance Squadron. It fought in American M8 Greyhound armored cars at a time when mechanization of the Brazilian cavalry was still limited.Savian Elonir José 2017 Organização, preparo e emprego do 1° Esquadrão de Reconhecimento da 1ª Divisão de Infantaria Expedicionária na campanha da Itália Revista Agulhas Negras 1 1 17–24 http://www.ebrevistas.eb.mil.br/aman/article/view/889 29 April 2022 During João Goulart's government, ID/2 was with general Euryale de Jesus Zerbini, a member of Goulart's military apparatus and the only general of Amaury Kruel's 2nd Army to remain faithful to the government in the 1964 coup d'état.Faria Fabiano Godinho 2013 João Goulart e os militares na crise dos anos de 1960 http://objdig.ufrj.br/34/teses/855888.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20211110164735/http://objdig.ufrj.br/34/teses/855888.pdf 10 November 2021 UFRJ Rio de Janeiro 10 November 2021 338 Zerbini managed to delay, but failed to prevent the participation of the 5th and 6th RIs in operations in the Paraíba Valley. The 4th RI went to Curitiba as part of Tactical Group 4. Zerbini was punished for his opposition to the coup.1964: Golpe ou Contragolpe? Silva Hélio L&PM 2014 Porto Alegre Later, in 1966, he participated with Kruel in a frustrated plan for a "countercoup" against the government of Castelo Branco. Military measures would include restoring Zerbini to command in the Paraíba Valley.Ruiz Carlos Henrique dos Santos 2018 A revolta que não houve: Adhemar de Barros e a articulação contra o golpe civil-militar (1964-66) https://repositorio.unesp.br/bitstream/handle/11449/157071/ruiz_chs_me_mar.pdf?sequence=3&isAllowed=y Unesp Marília 20 June 2021 103 In 2018, the brigade contributed approximately 450 men in rotation to the federal intervention in Rio de JaneiroO Vale Alves Xandu 6 November 2018 Militares do Vale ficam no Rio até o fim da intervenção, afirma Exército https://www.ovale.com.br/militares-do-vale-ficam-no-rio-at%C3%A9-o-fim-da-interven%C3%A7%C3%A3o-afirma-ex%C3%A9rcito-1.98943 26 April 2022 and acted on the highways of São Paulo during the truckers strike.Portal R3 Antunes Luis Claudio 25 May 2018 Brigada Aeromóvel de Caçapava atua em ações na paralisação dos caminhoneiros https://www.portalr3.com.br/2018/05/brigada-aeromovel-de-cacapava-atua-em-acoes-na-paralisacao-dos-caminhoneiros/ 26 April 2022 In conjunction with the U.S. Army's 101st Airborne Division, Task Force Itororó of the 12th Brigade participated in the "Core 21" exercise in the Paraíba Valley in 2021.O Vale 5 December 2021 Vale do Paraíba é palco de ‘guerra’ tendo Brasil e EUA como aliados https://www.ovale.com.br/nossaregiao/cidades/vale-do-paraiba-e-palco-de-guerra-tendo-brasil-e-eua-como-aliados-1.199320 26 April 2022 Capabilities vertical right 20GAC-OpAmv-01.jpg Airmobile operation with howitzers 16 08 2021 - Exercício de adestramento conjunto de helicópteros da Marinha, Exército e Aeronáutica realizado em Taubaté-SP (51397545666).jpg Equipment of airmobile fighters Positioned in the central core of the country and with rapid displacement, the brigade is part of the Brazilian Army's strategic reserve.Kuhlmann Paulo Roberto Loyolla Exército brasileiro: estrutura militar e ordenamento político 1984-2007 2007 https://teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/8/8131/tde-04032008-114202/pt-br.php São Paulo USP 10 January 2021 64; 129 Like the Parachute Infantry Brigade, it must quickly operate in any part of Brazil's territory.Escoto Roberto 2016 Guerra Irregular: A Brigada de Infantaria Paraquedista do Exército Brasileiro na Pacificação de Favelas do Rio de Janeiro https://www.armyupress.army.mil/Portals/7/military-review/Archives/Portuguese/MilitaryReview_20160228_art004POR.pdf Military Review 28 April 2022 The mobility of its light infantry comes from Army Aviation helicopters,Moraes Rodrigo Fracalossi de 2010 A cooperação Brasil-Argentina na área militar: da autonomia das forças armadas às relações estratégicas (1978-2009) https://www.lume.ufrgs.br/bitstream/handle/10183/25894/000755381.pdf UFRGS 22 October 2022 107-108 22 October 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20221022234416/https://www.lume.ufrgs.br/bitstream/handle/10183/25894/000755381.pdf deadBasseto Murilo AEROIN Com 22 aeronaves, Aviação do Exército foi posta em condição de preparo para combate 13 March 2022 https://aeroin.net/com-22-aeronaves-aviacao-do-exercito-foi-posta-em-condicao-de-preparo-para-combate/ 27 March 2022 and therefore it is close to its Command and the 1st and 2nd Army Aviation Battalions in Taubaté.Falconi Paulo Gustavo 2009 Aviação naval brasileira: rivalidades e debates https://www.franca.unesp.br/Home/Pos-graduacao/falconi.pdf UNESP Franca 25 October 2022 197Goulart Filipe Araujo 2021 A capacitação de recursos humanos e o aumento da operacionalidade da 12ª Brigada de Infantaria Leve (Amv) por meio da criação de um Centro de Operações Aeromóveis https://bdex.eb.mil.br/jspui/bitstream/123456789/10138/1/MO%206500%20-%20Filipe%20Araujo%20GOULART.pdf Rio de Janeiro ECEME 29 April 2022 35 30 April 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220430023428/https://bdex.eb.mil.br/jspui/bitstream/123456789/10138/1/MO%206500%20-%20Filipe%20Araujo%20GOULART.pdf dead In São Paulo, the brigade can also take advantage of some of the main airports and a good road network.Damasceno Aline Rodrigues Gomes 2009 Análise e melhoria de processos no setor de aquisição, recebimento e distribuição de materiais do comando da 12ª Brigada de Infantaria Leve (Aeromóvel) http://repositorio.unitau.br/jspui/bitstream/20.500.11874/242/1/Aline%20Rodrigues%20Gomes%20Damasceno.pdf Taubaté UNITAU 11 October 2022 50-51 Its garrison in Lorena has already been described as a "key point of communications between Rio, São Paulo and Minas Gerais".Tribuna da Imprensa 23 April 1958 http://memoria.bn.gov.br/DocReader/154083_01/40533 Rio de Janeiro 2 Brazilian military doctrine considers light infantry battalions ideal for airmobile assault, an offensive operation by mixed task forces of Army Aviation together with surface forces. They must occupy weakly defended positions in the enemy rear, where they control an airmobile bridgehead until other forces arrive. If performed at night, with night vision, it is more complex but with better secrecy. The doctrine recognizes in these operations the vulnerability of helicopters, the restricted foot mobility of the infantry after disembarking and their vulnerability in the open field, which should last only 48 hours after the interruption of the logistical flow. It foresees assaults within range of the upper echelon artillery, but within the maximum range of 18 km for the Brazilian 155 mm Divisional Artillery it is unlikely to find a weakly defended position in the rear. Artillery support can still be provided from within the bridgehead.Rodriguez Bruno Luiz Curti 2018 A artilharia de campanha no assalto aeromóvel https://bdex.eb.mil.br/jspui/bitstream/123456789/3558/1/TCC_Art_Curti_Esao.pdf EsAO Rio de Janeiro 28 April 2022 20 August 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230820204213/https://bdex.eb.mil.br/jspui/bitstream/123456789/3558/1/TCC_Art_Curti_Esao.pdf deadCarvalho Marcelo Vendramini de 2018 O assalto aeromóvel com a utilização do óculos de visão noturna comparado com o assalto aeromóvel diurno realizado pelo batalhão de infantaria leve (AMV) https://bdex.eb.mil.br/jspui/handle/123456789/3350 EsAO Rio de Janeiro 29 April 2022 9 December 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20221209055724/https://bdex.eb.mil.br/jspui/handle/123456789/3350 dead The surrounded bridgehead can make a circular defense.Rocha Paulo Geraldo Madureira Ávila João Augusto Vargas 2010 A brigada de infantaria leve na defesa circular e o combate moderno http://ebrevistas.eb.mil.br/index.php/RMM/article/view/20 Coleção Meira Mattos 23 28 April 2022 The carrying capacity of helicopters is a limitation.Costa João Maximiliano Seixas da 2019 Atuação do 1º esquadrão de cavalaria leve em operações ofensivas no âmbito da 12ª brigada de cavalaria leve aeromóvel: análise de capacidade e possibilidades https://bdex.eb.mil.br/jspui/handle/123456789/5154 Rio de Janeiro 5 March 2021 EsAOJune 2026 InternetArchiveBot The ideal in an airmobile assault is to land in a single wave, against an unsuspecting enemy, but the 30 transport helicopters present in Taubaté in 2021 would be insufficient to transport at once a light infantry battalion task force, with 715 military personnel and their armaments. In 2022, the base in Taubaté had 18 HM-1 Pantera, with a capacity of 9 passengers, 4 HM-3 Cougar, with 24 seats, and 7 HM-4 Jaguar, with 27 seats.Souza Matheus Henrique de O batalhão de infantaria nas operações aeromóveis: a importância da ampliação da força de helicópteros no assalto aeromóvel 2021 https://bdex.eb.mil.br/jspui/bitstream/123456789/10748/1/CAP_HENRIQUE_TCC.pdf EsAO Rio de Janeiro 1 November 2022 18 June 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240618210124/https://bdex.eb.mil.br/jspui/bitstream/123456789/10748/1/CAP_HENRIQUE_TCC.pdf deadWiltgen Guilherme 18 August 2022 Rearticulação das aeronaves da Aviação do Exército https://www.defesaaereanaval.com.br/aviacao/rearticulacao-das-aeronaves-da-aviacao-do-exercito Defesa Aérea & Naval 1 November 2022 Outside the brigade, the 1st Jungle Infantry Battalion is also an airmobile unit,1º Batalhão de Infantaria de Selva (Aeromóvel) https://web.archive.org/web/20230929041028/https://1bis.eb.mil.br/ 2023-09-29 . Consultado em 28 de abril de 2022. and Army Aviation works with other units, such as those currently belonging to the Special Operations Command.Silva Marcos Antônio Vilela Ferrão da 2020 A concepção de frações da aviação do Exército vocacionadas ao apoio às operações especiais: sua plausibilidade na estruturação organizacional da Força Terrestre https://bdex.eb.mil.br/jspui/bitstream/123456789/8478/1/Cap%20Ferr%c3%a3o%20-%20C%20Cav%202020.pdf EsAO Rio de Janeiro 28 August 2021June 2026 InternetArchiveBot Current organization Equipment and number vertical right InfAirmobile.jpg InfAirmobile2.jpg Airmobile infantry training The brigade's infantry has smaller and less heavily armed light rifle platoons than paratroopers, possibly due to the helicopters' carrying capacity. In the 1990s, the reduced carrying capacity of the HM-1 Pantera limited airmobile infantry combat groups to seven men. The new transport helicopters available in the following decade, such as the HM-3 Cougar, allowed two groups of nine men to be carried on board. Individual weapons include the ParaFAL. The battalions have three companies of riflemen and, within the command and support company, a reconnaissance platoon to infiltrate the landing areas before the main force. They have some limitations compared to parachute precursors.Castro Marcelo Pereira 2021 A Companhia de Reconhecimento da 12ª Brigada de Infantaria Leve Aeromóvel, um estudo sobre as vantagens de sua criação, no contexto do Planejamento Baseado em Capacidades https://bdex.eb.mil.br/jspui/bitstream/123456789/10153/1/MO%206515%20-%20Marcelo%20Pereira%20de%20CASTRO.pdf 28 April 2022 ECEME Rio de Janeiro 20 August 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230820204218/https://bdex.eb.mil.br/jspui/bitstream/123456789/10153/1/MO%206515%20-%20Marcelo%20Pereira%20de%20CASTRO.pdf deadGomes Thiago da Rocha Sales Júlio César de 2016 A Companhia de Precursores na Brigada de Infantaria Leve: uma proposta http://ebrevistas.eb.mil.br/GH/article/download/2274/1831 28 April 2022 Giro do Horizonte 5 2 The cavalry squadron, mechanized until 2004 and light since then,AHEx 2020 148 had two squadrons of explorers, equipped with Agrale Marruá vehicles and motorcycles, and one of mechanized marines, with Marruá and EE-11 Urutu in 2015.Sayão Rafael 2015 Esquadrão Tenente Amaro: o 1º Esquadrão de Cavalaria Leve do Exército Revista Operacional 44–51 Doctrine provides for three platoons of scouts. Compared to other cavalry platoons, their firepower and armor are limited. The artillery group uses the 105 mm M56 Oto Melara howitzer and the 120 mm M2 rifled heavy mortar, both of which can be heliported. The anti-aircraft battery uses Igla portable surface-to-air missiles and the M60 Saber Radar.Decol Leonardo Manuel Linivalli 2018 A utilização do radar SABER M60 na defesa antiaérea da 12ª Brigada de Infantaria Leve no assalto aeromóvel https://bdex.eb.mil.br/jspui/bitstream/123456789/7258/1/2018_TCC_Decol.pdf 28 April 2022 EsACosAAe Rio de Janeiro 28 April 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220428232605/https://bdex.eb.mil.br/jspui/bitstream/123456789/7258/1/2018_TCC_Decol.pdf dead Structure The brigade's current structure12ª Bda Inf L (Amv) 29 April 2022 Organização e Articulação http://www.bdaamv.eb.mil.br/index.php/organizacao-e-articulacao 29 April 2022Command and Company Brigade Command (Caçapava, São Paulo) 2nd Light Infantry Battalion "Martim Afonso Battalion" (São Vicente, São Paulo) 5th Light Infantry Battalion "Itororó Regiment" (Lorena, São Paulo) 6th Light Infantry Battalion "Ipiranga Regiment" (Caçapava, São Paulo) 20th Light Field Artillery Group "Bandeirante Group" (Barueri, São Paulo) 22nd Light Logistics Battalion (Barueri, São Paulo) 1st Light Cavalry Squadron "Tenente Amaro Squadron" (Valença, Rio de Janeiro) 5th Light Anti-Aircraft Artillery Battery (Osasco, São Paulo) 12th Light Combat Engineering Company (Pindamonhangaba, São Paulo) 12th Light Communications Company (Caçapava, São Paulo) 12th Army Police Platoon (Caçapava, São Paulo) References External links Site of 12ª Bda Inf L (Amv) Category:Army units and formations of Brazil Category:Military units and formations established in 1995