Brazilian Athletics Confederation

The Brazilian Athletics Confederation (CBAt; Confederação Brasileira de Atletismo) is the governing body for the sport of athletics in Brazil. President for the period 2013-2016 is José Antonio Martins Fernandes.

History
CBAt was founded on December 2, 1977. It replaced the Federação Brasileira de Sportes Atleticos, which was founded in 1914.

Former president until 2013 was Roberto Gesta de Melo.

Affiliations
CBAt is the national member federation for Brazil in the following international organisations: Moreover, it is part of the following national organisations:
 * World Athletics
 * Confederación Sudamericana de Atletismo (CONSUDATLE; South American Athletics Confederation)
 * Association of Panamerican Athletics (APA)
 * Asociación Iberoamericana de Atletismo (AIA; Ibero-American Athletics Association)
 * Brazilian Olympic Committee

Member federations
CBAt comprises the athletics federations of the Brazilian federal states.

Kit suppliers
Brazil's kits are currently supplied by Nike.

National records
CBAt maintains the Brazilian records in athletics