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 | 11 March 1957 Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
| Political party | PL (2022–present) |
| Education | Agulhas Negras Military Academy |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Brazil |
| Branch/service |  Brazilian Army |
| Years of service | 1975–present |
| Rank |  General |
| Commands |
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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] Arrested by Police on December 14th, 2024.
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.
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