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by
Joseph
McMillan
Article 28 of General Instructions 10-60, 8 August 2000, "General Instructions for the Application of the
Regulation on Salutes, Honors, Signs of Respect, and Military Ceremonial of the Armed Forces," contains
the passage "The use of the standard of the Army is regulated by the Norms for Use of the Standard and Coat
of Arms of the Army." The standard was established by Ministerial Order 346 of 2 June 1997, "Ministerial
Order on Standard and Coat of Arms."
Source: Army Center for
Documentation.
Joseph McMillan, 12 June 2001
The standard of the Army measures 80 x 120 cm, white with the Army coat of arms on the center, trimmed with gold fringe. The Army
coat of arms is divided per pale red and sky blue, with a gold griffin segreant holding a silver eight-pointed star in his forepaws. The name of
the service is inscribed in gold letters on a green scroll beneath the shield. Above the shield is a knight's helmet with red and sky blue mantling. The staff is
topped by a nickel-plated lance-head finial, 32 cm high. Below the lance-head, there is a cravat (laço militar) divided lengthwise,
sky blue and red, with a gold fringe at the end, tied in a bow and fastened with a cockade of blue with the Cruzeiro do Sul in white stars, red, and blue.
Ten red streamers with campaign honors inscribed in sky blue letters are also attached below the lance-head. The staff is 212 cm long, not including the
lance-head, and 3.5 cm in diameter. It is covered in sky blue velvet with a red spiral strip. The color belt is 10 cm in width, covered with sky blue
velvet with red velvet stripes.
Joseph McMillan, 9 February 2002
Brazilian Army troops carry the national flag in the dimensions 90 x 128 cm. It is mounted on the same size staff and with the same finial as the Army standard, but the cravat is divided lengthwise yellow and green, with a gold fringe at the end, tied in a bow and fast