| Armed Forces General Staff | |
|---|---|
| Estado-Maior-General das Forças Armadas | |
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| Active | 1950–1974 (SGDN); 1974–present (EMGFA) |
| Country | Portugal |
| Branch | Armed forces |
| Type | Military staff |
| Part of | Portuguese Armed Forces |
| Headquarters | Lisbon |
| Motto(s) | Que quem quis sempre pôde ("Who wills aye finds a way", from The Lusiads, Canto IX, 95, v. 6) |
| Engagements | Annexation of Goa Portuguese Colonial War IFOR SFOR EUFOR KFOR Afghanistan War Peacekeaping missions Angola Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatia North Macedonia Western Sahara Georgia Lebanon |
| Website | www |
| Commanders | |
| Current Chief | General José Nunes da Fonseca |
| Insignia | |
| Abbreviation | EMGFA |
The Armed Forces General Staff (Portuguese: Estado-Maior-General das Forças Armadas), or EMGFA, is the supreme military body of Portugal. It is responsible for the planning, command and control of the Portuguese Armed Forces.
EMGFA is headed by the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces (Portuguese: Chefe do Estado-Maior-General das Forças Armadas) or CEMGFA, the highest rank of general in the Portuguese Armed Forces.
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