Presidential Guard Battalion (Brazil)
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The Presidential Guard Battalion (Portuguese: Batalhão da Guarda Presidencial, BGP), also known as Duke of Caxias Battalion (Batalhão Duque de Caxias), or by its historical designation Emperor's Battalion (Batalhão do Imperador), is a unit of the Brazilian Army and honour guard to the President of Brazil. Two other units, the 1st Guards Cavalry Regiment (1º Regimento de Cavalaria de Guardas; RCG; also known as the "Independence Dragoons") and the Cayenne Battery, are also part of the presidential honour guard unit. It is currently a part of the Planalto Military Command.
Presidential Guard Battalion | |
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Batalhão da Guarda Presidencial | |
Active | 1960–present |
Country | Brazil |
Branch | Brazilian Army |
Type | Infantry |
Role | Honour Guard Security |
Garrison/HQ | Brasília |
Commanders | |
Current commander | Col. Nélio Moura Bertolino[1] |
This battalion had its origins in the Emperor's Battalion, organized in 1823 during the peace campaigns that followed the Declaration of Independence and wears its 19th-century uniforms.[2]