Paulo Sérgio Nogueira de Oliveira
Paulo Sérgio Nogueira | |
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Minister of Defence | |
In office 31 March 2022 – 1 January 2023 | |
President | Jair Bolsonaro |
Preceded by | Walter Braga Netto |
Succeeded by | José Múcio |
Commander of the Brazilian Army | |
In office 31 March 2021 – 31 March 2022 | |
President | Jair Bolsonaro |
Minister | Walter Braga Netto |
Preceded by | Edson Leal Pujol |
Succeeded by | Marco Antônio Freire Gomes |
Commander of the Northern Military Command | |
In office 23 April 2018 – 26 August 2020 | |
Preceded by | Carlos Alberto Neiva Barcellos |
Succeeded by | Sérgio de Costa Negraes |
Personal details | |
Born | Paulo Sérgio Nogueira de Oliveira 28 August 1958 Iguatu, Ceará, Brazil |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Brazil |
Branch/service | Brazilian Army |
Years of service | 1974–2022 |
Rank | Army general |
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Paulo Sérgio Nogueira de Oliveira (born 28 September 1958, in Iguatu) is a Brazilian Army general who served as minister of defence of Brazil.[1]
Military career
From the Military School of
During his military life, Nogueira was instructor at the Agulhas Negras Military Academy in three opportunities, being, in one of them, Commander of the Infantry Class.[3]
In 1994, he was Sub-Commander of the 2nd Battalion of Jungle Infantry, in Belém. He was also Staff Official of the 12th Military Region, in Manaus. Commander the 10th Battalion of Light Infantry-Mountain, in Juiz de Fora. Nogueira was head of the 5th Section of Command of the 10th Military Region, in Fortaleza.[3]
Also, as Colonel, he was attache of the Brazilian Army and Air Force Naval Defence in Mexico, Head of the Section of Official Promotions and Sub-Director of the Board of Evaluations and Promotions.[1]
Military awards
- Order of Military Merit (Grand Cross - Grã-Cruz)
- Order of Naval Merit (Grand Officer) [a]
- Order of Aeronautical Merit (Grand Officer) [b]
- Order of Military Justice Merit
- Peacemaker Medal [c]
- Medal of Victory
- Santos-Dumont Merit Medal
Notes
- ^ Portuguese: Ordem do Mérito Naval - Grande-Oficial
- ^ Portuguese: Ordem do Mérito Aeronáutico - Grande-Oficial
- ^ Portuguese: Medalha do Pacificador
References
- ^ a b "Nascido em Iguatu, general Paulo Sérgio é escolhido para comandar o Exército". Focus.jor (in Portuguese). 31 March 2021. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- ^ "Cearense Paulo Sérgio Nogueira é o novo comandante do Exército do Brasil". Diário do Nordeste (in Portuguese). 31 March 2021. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- ^ a b Lima, Luciana (31 March 2021). "Saiba quem é o general Paulo Sérgio, novo comandante do Exército". Metrópoles (in Portuguese). Retrieved 5 April 2021.