Army High Command

The Army High Command (ACE) of Brazil is formed by the Army Commander and other army generals in active service.[1] The country current have sixteen active 4-star generals, several of then in command posts, in addition to a post in the Ministry of Defence. The mission of ACE include the selection of a list of candidates to the post of commander, the prospection of regional and global political situations, among others roles. All Brazilian generals are graduates of the Brazilian Superior War School.[2][3]

Commander of the Brazilian Army
Comandante do Exército Brasileiro
Incumbent
Paulo Sérgio Nogueira de Oliveira
since 31 March 2021
Ministry of Defense
AbbreviationCommander of the Army
Member ofArmy High Command
Reports toMinister of Defense
NominatorMinister of Defense
AppointerPresident of Brazil
Formation10 March 1808
First holderRodrigo de Sousa Coutinho
WebsiteOfficial website

Organization of the Army High Command
Army High Command HQ in Brasília

The current posts of active Brazilian generals:[4]

Coat of Arms Position Incumbent
Army Commander General
Paulo Sérgio Nogueira de Oliveira
Chief of the Army General Staff General
Marcos Antonio Amaro dos Santos
Chief of the Land Operations Command General
José Luiz Freitas
Chief of the General Department of Personnel General
Anísio David de Oliveira Júnior
Chief of the Department of Education and Culture General
André Luis Novaes Miranda
Chief of the Department of Science and Technology of the Army General
Guido Amin Naves
Chief of the Logistics Command General
Paulo Roberto de Oliveira
Chief of the Department of Engineering and Construction General
Júlio César de Arruda
Chief of the Secretariat of Economy and Finance General
Lourival Carvalho Silva
Commander of the Amazon Military Region General
Estevam Cals Theophilo Gaspar de Oliveira
Commander of the Northern Military Region General
Sérgio da Costa Negraes
Commander of the Northeastern Military Region General
Marco Antônio Freire Gomes
Commander of the Western Military Region General
Fernando José Sant'Ana Soares e Silva
Commander of the Eastern Military Region General
José Eduardo Pereira
Commander of the Southeastern Military Region General
Tomás Miguel Miné Ribeiro Paiva
Commander of the Southern Military Region General
Valério Stumpf Trindade

See also

References
  1. "Apresentação". esg.br. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  2. "Alto Comando do Exército se reúne para tratar da crise com Bolsonaro e Pazuello". O Globo. 2 June 2021.
  3. "História da ESG". Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  4. "ESTRUTURA ORGANIZACIONAL". Brazilian Army. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
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