Laerte de Souza Santos

General Laerte de Souza Santos
Chief of the Joint Staff of the Armed Forces
In office 31 May 2021 – 21 November 2022
President	Jair Bolsonaro
Minister	Walter Braga Netto Paulo Sérgio Nogueira
Preceded by	Raul Botelho
Succeeded by	Renato Rodrigues de Aguiar Freire
Personal details
Born	(1958-09-02) 2 September 1958 (age 66)[1] Rio de Janeiro, Federal District, Brazil
Military service
Allegiance	Brazil
Branch/service	Brazilian Army
Years of service	1974–present
Rank	Army General

Laerte de Souza Santos (born 2 September 1958)^[1] is a Brazilian Army General and former Chief of the Joint Staff of the Armed Forces. Santos became commander on 31 May 2021,^[2] replacing Raul Botelho.

Career

Santos started his military career on 4 March 1974,^[3] at the Army Cadet Preparatory School, and later the Agulhas Negras Military Academy. He was declared an aspiring officer on 15 December 1980. On 31 March 2018, Santos reached the last post of his military career, as Army General.^[4]

References

1. "General de Exército Laerte de Souza Santos". Gov.br (in Portuguese).
2. "Estado-Maior Conjunto das Forças Armadas tem novo Chefe". Defesa Aerea e Naval (in Portuguese). 1 June 2021.
3. "Bolsonaro nomeia general Laerte de Souza chefe do Estado-Maior das Forças Armadas". Estado de Minas. 20 May 2021.
4. "INFORMEX No. 006, de 23 de fevereiro de 2018". eb.mil.br. Retrieved 31 May 2021.

Military offices
Preceded by Raul Botelho	Chief of the Joint Staff of the Armed Forces 2021–2022	Succeeded by Renato Rodrigues de Aguiar Freire