Fernando Azevedo e Silva

General
Fernando Azevedo e Silva
Minister of Defence
In office
1 January 2019 – 29 March 2021
PresidentJair Bolsonaro
Preceded byJoaquim Silva e Luna
Succeeded byWalter Souza Braga Netto
Personal details
Born (1954-02-04) 4 February 1954 (age 70)[citation needed]
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Alma materAgulhas Negras Military Academy
Escola de Comando e Estado-Maior do Exército
Military service
Allegiance Brazil
Branch/service Brazilian Army
Years of service1973–2018
Rank General
CommandsEastern Military Command
Paratroopers Brigade

Fernando Azevedo e Silva (born 4 February[citation needed] 1954) is a Brazilian politician and reserve army general. He served as the Brazilian Minister of Defence during the first half of President Jair Bolsonaro's term from January 2019 to March 2021.

He graduated as Infantry Officer on December 14, 1976, at the Academia Militar das Agulhas Negras, and was promoted to Army general (four stars rank) on July 31, 2014.

He was assistant to Supreme Federal Court Chief Justice Dias Toffoli. On 13 November 2018, he was named by President-elect Jair Bolsonaro as his choice for Minister of Defence, replacing previous nominee Augusto Heleno, who was instead named as head of the Institutional Security Office.[1] On March 29, 2021, Azevedo resigned, along with the five other ministers.[2]

References

  1. ^ Bolsonaro anuncia general Fernando Azevedo e Silva para ministro da Defesa, G1, accessed 13 November 2018
  2. ^ Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro replaces six ministers as Covid crisis balloons, CNN, accessed 30 March 2021
Political offices
Preceded by Minister of Defence
2019–21 		Succeeded by


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