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Paulo Sérgio Nogueira de Oliveira

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Paulo Sérgio Nogueira
Minister of Defence
In office
31 March 2022 – 1 January 2023
PresidentJair Bolsonaro
Preceded byWalter Braga Netto
Succeeded byJosé Múcio
Commander of the Brazilian Army
In office
31 March 2021 – 31 March 2022
PresidentJair Bolsonaro
MinisterWalter Braga Netto
Preceded byEdson Leal Pujol
Succeeded byMarco Antônio Freire Gomes
Commander of the Northern Military Command
In office
23 April 2018 – 26 August 2020
Preceded byCarlos Alberto Neiva Barcellos
Succeeded bySérgio de Costa Negraes
Personal details
Born
Paulo Sérgio Nogueira de Oliveira

(1958-08-28) 28 August 1958 (age 66)
Iguatu, Ceará, Brazil
Military service
Allegiance Brazil
Branch/service Brazilian Army
Years of service1974–2022
Rank Army general
Commands

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

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From the Military School of Fortaleza, he started his military career on 4 March 1974, at the Brazilian Army Preparatory School for Cadets (EsPCEx), moving in 1977 to the Agulhas Negras Military Academy, where he was promoted to aspirant on 15 December 1980.[2]

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

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Notes

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  1. ^ Portuguese: Ordem do Mérito Naval - Grande-Oficial
  2. ^ Portuguese: Ordem do Mérito Aeronáutico - Grande-Oficial
  3. ^ Portuguese: Medalha do Pacificador

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Cearense Paulo Sérgio Nogueira é o novo comandante do Exército do Brasil". Diário do Nordeste (in Portuguese). 31 March 2021. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  3. ^ 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.
Military offices
Preceded by
Carlos Alberto Neiva Barcellos
Commander of the Northern Military Command
2018–2020
Succeeded by
Sérgio da Costa Negraes
Preceded by Commander of the Brazilian Army
2021–2022
Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by Minister of Defence
2022–2023
Succeeded by