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BRASILIA – In announcing the new commanders of the Armed Forces, Defense Minister Walter Braga Netto said that the entire federal government is mobilized to confront Covid-19. Braga Netto stressed that the army is committed to constitutional powers and democratic freedoms. General Paulo Sérgio Nogueira will take charge of the Army; Squadron Admiral Almir Garnier Santos will lead the Navy; and Brigade Lieutenant Baptista Júnior was elected to the Air Force.
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Braga Netto affirmed that “the army has not been absent in the past and it will not be absent when the country needs it.”
– The Brazilian Navy, the Brazilian Army and the Brazilian Air Force remain faithful to their constitutional missions of defending the Homeland, guaranteeing constitutional powers and democratic freedoms. On this historic day, I mean that the greatest asset of a nation is the guarantee of democracy and the freedom of its people – said the minister, praising the date that marks the anniversary of the military coup.
After Braga Netto spoke with those mentioned throughout the day, he took them to a meeting with President Jair Bolsonaro at the Planalto Palace in search of the support of the country’s representative. Shortly after, the minister summoned the press to publicly present the names, which should happen in an instant.
The exchange comes after a crisis that led to the three previous commanders to resign, after being pressured by Bolsonaro to show greater support for the federal government.
On social media, before the official announcement, General José Luiz Freitas, Army Ground Operations Commander, congratulated Paulo Sérgio Nogueira for the nomination.
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“The new Army Commander, General Paulo Sérgio, was elected, an exceptionally exemplary human and professional figure. As it should be, we will continue united and cohesive, working tirelessly for the Army of Caxias and for Brazil,” Freitas wrote. on social media.
The head of the General Department of Army Personnel, General Paulo Sérgio, said last weekend, in an interview with the newspaper Correio Braziliense, that Brazil must prepare for a possible third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, considering the situation of Europe, which would have displeased Bolsonaro.
Also on Wednesday, the Chamber’s Financial Inspection and Control Commission approved the convocation of the new defense minister. As the request has not been transformed into an invitation, Braga Netto will have to attend the hearing, which has not yet been scheduled.
