Walter Braga Netto
Former Minister of Defence of Brazil
Walter Souza Braga Netto (born 11 March 1957) is a Brazilian army general and politician. He was the Minister of Defence from 2021 to 2022 during the Jair Bolsonaro presidency. Braga was Commander of the Eastern Military Command.[1]
Walter Braga Netto | |
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Minister of Defence | |
In office 30 March 2021 – 1 April 2022 | |
President | Jair Bolsonaro |
Preceded by | Fernando Azevedo e Silva |
Succeeded by | Paulo Sérgio Nogueira de Oliveira |
Chief of Staff of the Presidency | |
In office 18 February 2020 – 29 March 2021 | |
President | Jair Bolsonaro |
Preceded by | Onyx Lorenzoni |
Succeeded by | Luiz Eduardo Ramos |
Chief of the Army General Staff | |
In office 29 March 2019 – 18 February 2020 | |
President | Jair Bolsonaro |
Preceded by | Paulo Humberto Cesar de Oliveira |
Succeeded by | Marcos Antonio Amaro dos Santos |
Federal intervenor in Rio de Janeiro | |
In office 16 February 2018 – 31 December 2018 | |
President | Michel Temer |
Governor | Luiz Fernando Pezão Francisco Dornelles (interim) |
Personal details | |
Born | Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil | 11 March 1957
Political party | PL (2022–present) |
Education | Agulhas Negras Military Academy |
Military service | |
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Years of service | 1975–present |
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In June 2022, he was chosen to be the next Vice President of Brazil for Jair Bolsonaro in his candidacy at the 2022 presidential election.[2]
References
change- ↑ Abrantes, Talita (16 February 2018). "Quem é o general que vai comandar a intervenção federal no RJ". Exame (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 13 February 2020. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
- ↑ "Bolsonaro afirma que pretende indicar Braga Netto como vice na chapa – Jovem Pan". Bolsonaro afirma que pretende indicar Braga Netto como vice na chapa – Jovem Pan (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2022-06-26. Retrieved 2022-06-27.