Marcos Antonio Amaro dos Santos

General
Marcos Antonio Amaro dos Santos
Amaro dos Santos in 2023
Head of Institutional Security Cabinet
Incumbent
Assumed office
4 May 2023
PresidentLuiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Preceded byRicardo Cappelli (interim)
Chief of the Brazilian Army General Staff
In office
31 March 2020 – 31 March 2022
PresidentJair Bolsonaro
Minister of DefenceWalter Souza Braga Netto
Preceded byWalter Souza Braga Netto
Succeeded byValério Stumpf Trindade
Commander of the Southeastern Military Region
In office
31 July 2019 – 30 March 2020
MinisterFernando Azevedo e Silva
CommanderEdson Leal Pujol
Preceded byLuiz Eduardo Ramos
Succeeded byEduardo Antonio Fernandes
Chief of the Military House
In office
2 October 2015 – 19 May 2016
PresidentDilma Rousseff
Preceded byJosé Elito Carvalho Siqueira[a]
Succeeded bySérgio Etchegoyen[b]
Commander of the Brazilian Army
(interim)
In office
1 February 2021 – 4 February 2021
In office
22 April 2022 – 29 April 2022
Personal details
Born (1957-09-25) 25 September 1957
Motuca, São Paulo, Brazil
Military service
Allegiance Brazil
Branch/service Brazilian Army
Years of service1974–2022
Rank Army general
Commands

Marcos Antonio Amaro dos Santos (born 25 September 1957) is a Brazilian Army general and former Chief of the Brazilian Army General Staff, replacing General Walter Souza Braga Netto.[1]

Military career

He started his military career on 4 March 1974, at the Brazilian Army Preparatory School for Cadets (EsPCEx).[2] Was promoted to major on 31 August 1993. Reached to the last post in the military as Army General on 31 March 2018.[3]

Amaro already occupied the post of Chief of the Military House of the Presidency between 2 October 2015 and 19 May 2016.[4][5] Other posts were as Army's Secretary of Economy and Finance[6] as well the Southeastern Military Region command between 31 July 2019 and 30 March 2020.[7][8][9] On 31 March 2020, he was named Chief of the Brazilian Army General Staff by president Jair Bolsonaro.[1][8] Left office after 2 years in office after being transferred to military reserve force.[10] Also held, the position of interim Commander of the Brazilian Army between 1–4 February 2021 and 22–29 April 2022.[11][12] On 3 May 2023, he was named Chief Minister of Institutional Security Cabinet by president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.[13][14]

Notes

  1. ^ as Chief Minister of Institutional Security Cabinet
  2. ^ as Chief Minister of Institutional Security Cabinet

References

  1. ^ a b Murakawa, Fabio (26 March 2020). "Ex-chefe da Casa Militar de Dilma assume Estado-Maior do Exército". Valor Econômico (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 19 July 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  2. ^ "INFORMEX Nr 006, de 20 de fevereiro de 2020". Archived from the original on 29 April 2020. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  3. ^ "INFORMEX No. 006, de 23 de fevereiro de 2018". eb.mil.br. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  4. ^ "INFORMEX No. 008, de 28 de fevereiro de 2014". eb.mil.br (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 16 August 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Atos do Poder Executivo - DECRETOS DE 19 DE MAIO DE 2016". Diário Oficial da União (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 24 April 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  6. ^ "SEF". sef.eb.mil.br (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 12 July 2020. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Folha de S.Paulo". Archived from the original on 19 July 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  8. ^ a b "DECRETOS DE 25 DE MARÇO DE 2020". Diário Oficial da União (in Portuguese). Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  9. ^ "DECRETOS DE 29 DE JULHO DE 2019". Diário Oficial da União (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 3 February 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  10. ^ "DECRETOS DE 28 DE MARÇO DE 2022". Diário Oficial da União (in Portuguese). Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  11. ^ "PORTARIA - C Ex Nº 44, DE 28 DE JANEIRO DE 2021". Diário Oficial da União (in Portuguese). Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  12. ^ "PORTARIA - C Ex Nº 378, DE 18 DE ABRIL DE 2022". Diário Oficial da União (in Portuguese). Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  13. ^ "DECRETO DE 3 DE MAIO DE 2023". Diário Oficial da União (in Portuguese). Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  14. ^ Mazui, Guilherme (4 May 2023). "Lula dá posse a general Amaro, novo ministro do GSI; veja perfil" (in Brazilian Portuguese). G1. Retrieved 4 May 2023.


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