Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
Chefe do Estado-Maior Conjunto das Forças Armadas do Brasil
English translation:
Chief of the Joint General Staff of the Armed Forces
Portuguese term
Brazil
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Chefe do Estado-Maior Conjunto das Forças Armadas do Brasil
This is about the Research, Testing and Evaluation Project Agreement signed o Sunday. So there is no more context, I just need the best term for this specific position.
Regards
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Erlinda Kofazu
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| 4 +3 | Head/Chair of the Joint Chief of Staff (of the Brazilian Armed Forces) |
Ana Vozone
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| 5 -1 | Commander-in-chief |
Bruno Dutra
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Mar 10, 2020 13:22: Clauwolf changed "Language pair" from "English to Portuguese" to "Portuguese to English"
Proposed translations
Brazil
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Native in: Portuguese 
Works in: English to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
Chief of the Joint General Staff of the Armed Forces
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Clauwolf
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MARCOS BAZILIO
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Sergio Carré
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obrigada a todos!
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Rui Pedro
: I'd also put a Brazilian in there :-) "Chief of the Joint General Staff of the Brazilian Armed Forces"
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Subtitling & Translations ENG/FRENCH/SPA
Native in: Portuguese (Variants: Brazilian, European/Portugal)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, Spanish to Portuguese, and 4 more.
Commander-in-chief
This chief, i mean, this guy is Mr. President
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*The Mister President
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Ana Vozone
: Desculpe, Bruno, mas não é, não. Vd discussão.
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Douglas Bissell
: Sorry, this is not a political post. It is the top military post of a career officer
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Will do!
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: European/Portugal)
Works in: English to Portuguese, French to Portuguese, German to Portuguese, and 1 more.
Head/Chair of the Joint Chief of Staff (of the Brazilian Armed Forces)
Carlos Alberto Bordón, Chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Paraguayan Armed Forces,
Carlos Alberto Espinoza Urquía, who is one of the leading candidates to succeed the current chair of the joint chiefs of staff, Gen. Carlos Cuellar, would become a major general.
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Julieta Almeida
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Obrigada, Julieta!
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Paulinho Fonseca
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Obrigada, Paulinho!
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Bruno Dutra
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Obrigada, Bruno!
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Discussion
The Chief of the Joint General Staff of the Armed Forces (Portuguese: Chefe do Estado Maior Conjunto das Forças Armadas) is the professional head of the Brazilian Armed Forces (...)
O Estado-Maior Conjunto das Forças Armadas (EMCFA) tem como chefe um oficial-general do último posto (quatro estrelas) de qualquer uma das três Forças Armadas, da ativa ou da reserva, indicado pelo ministro de Estado da Defesa e nomeado pelo presidente da República.
O chefe do EMCFA é indicado pelo ministro da Defesa e nomeado pelo Presidente da República, tal como os comandantes das forças e terá o mesmo nível hierárquico destes e ascendência sobre todos os demais militares de qualquer uma das Força, exceto sobre os próprios comandantes.