Walter Braga Netto

Walter Braga Netto
Walter Braga Netto
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	Staff of the Brazilian Army; Eastern Military Command; 1st Military Region; 1st Regiment of Combat Cars;

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]

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

↑ 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.

[1] 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.

[2] "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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