Ministry of Defence (Brazil)
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The Ministry of Defence (Brazil) is the federal executive body responsible for formulating and implementing Brazil’s national defense policy and overseeing its armed forces.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Brazilian Ministry of Defence | 4 |
| Ministry of Defence of Brazil | 4 |
| Ministry of Defence (Brazil) canonical | 1 |
| Ministry of Defense (Brazil) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5460917 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ministry of Defence (Brazil) Context triple: [Brazilian government, defenseMinistry, Ministry of Defence (Brazil)]
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A.
Ministério da Defesa Nacional
Ministério da Defesa Nacional is Portugal’s government ministry responsible for overseeing the country’s national defense policy and armed forces.
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B.
Ministry of National Defence of Portugal
The Ministry of National Defence of Portugal is the government department responsible for formulating and implementing Portugal’s defense policy and overseeing its armed forces.
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C.
Ministerio de Defensa
Ministerio de Defensa is Spain's government department responsible for national defense policy and the command and administration of the Spanish Armed Forces.
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D.
Ministry of Defense of Argentina
The Ministry of Defense of Argentina is the national government department responsible for formulating and implementing the country’s defense policy and overseeing its armed forces.
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E.
Brazilian Armed Forces
The Brazilian Armed Forces are the unified military organization of Brazil, responsible for national defense and composed of the Army, Navy, and Air Force.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ministry of Defence (Brazil) Target entity description: The Ministry of Defence (Brazil) is the federal executive body responsible for formulating and implementing Brazil’s national defense policy and overseeing its armed forces.
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A.
Ministério da Defesa Nacional
Ministério da Defesa Nacional is Portugal’s government ministry responsible for overseeing the country’s national defense policy and armed forces.
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B.
Ministry of National Defence of Portugal
The Ministry of National Defence of Portugal is the government department responsible for formulating and implementing Portugal’s defense policy and overseeing its armed forces.
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C.
Ministerio de Defensa
Ministerio de Defensa is Spain's government department responsible for national defense policy and the command and administration of the Spanish Armed Forces.
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D.
Ministry of Defense of Argentina
The Ministry of Defense of Argentina is the national government department responsible for formulating and implementing the country’s defense policy and overseeing its armed forces.
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E.
Brazilian Armed Forces
The Brazilian Armed Forces are the unified military organization of Brazil, responsible for national defense and composed of the Army, Navy, and Air Force.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
federal executive body
ⓘ
government ministry ⓘ |
| budgetFunction | national defense ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| coordinatesWith |
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Brazil)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ministry of Justice and Public Security (Brazil) NERFINISHED ⓘ Presidency of the Republic (Brazil) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Brazil ⓘ |
| dateOfEstablishment | 1999-06-10 ⓘ |
| hasMinisterialPost | Minister of Defence (Brazil) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOrganizationalUnit |
Air Force Command (Brazil)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Army Command (Brazil) NERFINISHED ⓘ Joint Staff of the Armed Forces (Brazil) NERFINISHED ⓘ Navy Command (Brazil) NERFINISHED ⓘ Office of the Minister of Defence (Brazil) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRole |
participation in international peacekeeping operations planning
ⓘ
planning and employment of the armed forces ⓘ support to civil defense and disaster response operations ⓘ |
| headquartersBuilding | Bloco Q, Esplanada dos Ministérios NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Brasília NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Federal government of Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Portuguese ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Law No. 9,649 of 1998
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Law No. 9,682 of 1998 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Federal District (Brazil) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeName | Ministério da Defesa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oversees |
Joint Staff of the Armed Forces (Brazil)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Secretariat of Defense Products (Brazilian MoD) NERFINISHED ⓘ Secretariat of Institutional Organization (Brazilian MoD) NERFINISHED ⓘ Secretariat of Personnel, Health and Sports (Brazilian MoD) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Executive branch of the government of Brazil ⓘ |
| replaces |
Ministry of Aeronautics (Brazil)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ministry of the Army (Brazil) NERFINISHED ⓘ Ministry of the Navy (Brazil) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reportsTo | President of Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
Brazilian Air Force
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Brazilian Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Brazilian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Brazilian Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ civil-military relations in defense matters ⓘ defense industry policy coordination ⓘ defense logistics coordination ⓘ formulation of national defense policy ⓘ implementation of national defense policy ⓘ military strategic planning ⓘ |
| sector | defense ⓘ |
| shortName | MD NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| website | https://www.gov.br/defesa ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ministry of Defence (Brazil) Description of subject: The Ministry of Defence (Brazil) is the federal executive body responsible for formulating and implementing Brazil’s national defense policy and overseeing its armed forces.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ministry of Defense (Brazil)
this entity surface form:
Ministry of Defence of Brazil
this entity surface form:
Ministry of Defence of Brazil
this entity surface form:
Ministry of Defence of Brazil
this entity surface form:
Brazilian Ministry of Defence
this entity surface form:
Brazilian Ministry of Defence
this entity surface form:
Ministry of Defence of Brazil
this entity surface form:
Brazilian Ministry of Defence
this entity surface form:
Brazilian Ministry of Defence