Paulo Sérgio Nogueira de Oliveira

General
Paulo Sérgio Nogueira
General Paulo Sérgio Nogueira
Minister of Defence
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 31 March 2022
President	Jair Bolsonaro
Preceded by	Walter Souza Braga Netto
Commander of the Brazilian Army
	In office; 31 March 2021 – 31 March 2022
President	Jair Bolsonaro
Minister of Defence	Walter Souza 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–present
Rank	Army general
Commands	10th Battalion of Light Infantry-Mountain; 16th Brigade of Jungle Infantry; 12th Military Region; Northern Military Command;

Paulo Sérgio Nogueira de Oliveira (born 28 September 1958, in Iguatu) is a Brazilian Army general and current Commander of the Brazilian Army, replacing General Edson Leal Pujol.[1]

Military career

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 the 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)
Order of Naval Merit (Grand Officer)
Order of Aeronautical Merit (Grand Officer)
Order of Military Justice Merit
Medal of the Peacemaker
Medal of Victory
Santos-Dumont Merit Medal

References

"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.
Lima, Luciana (31 March 2021). "Saiba quem é o general Paulo Sérgio, novo comandante do Exército". Metrópoles (in Portuguese). Retrieved 5 April 2021.

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[Jor-1] "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.

[Bio-3] Lima, Luciana (31 March 2021). "Saiba quem é o general Paulo Sérgio, novo comandante do Exército". Metrópoles (in Portuguese). Retrieved 5 April 2021.