Joint Staff of the Armed Forces

Chief of the Joint General Staff of the Armed Forces
Chefe do Estado Maior Conjunto das Forças Armadas
since 1 January 2023
Ministry of Defense
AbbreviationChief of the EMCFA
Member ofJoint General Staff of the Armed Forces
Reports toMinister of Defense
SeatNational Defense Council
NominatorMinister of Defense
AppointerPresident of Brazil
Formation25 August 2010
First holderJosé Carlos De Nardi
WebsiteOfficial website

The Chief of the Joint General Staff of the Armed Forces (Brazilian Portuguese: Chefe do Estado Maior Conjunto das Forças Armadas - EMCFA) is the professional head of the Brazilian Armed Forces, who is responsible for the centralizes the coordination and control of the three branches: Army, Navy and Air Force.[1] The position was created through the Complementary Law No. 136 of 25 August 2010, and is guided by Ordinance No. 1429.

Commander of Joint General Staff of the Armed Forces

The head of the EMCFA is nominated by the defense minister and appointed by the President, as the commanders of the forces and will have the same hierarchical level of these and ascendancy over all other military of any of the Force, except over the commanders themselves. The position will be occupied by a general officer's last stand (four stars) in both the active and the reserve and, if active, will automatically for the booking of the appointment, as it is with the commanders of each Forces.

List of chiefs

No. Portrait Chief of the Joint Staff Took office Left office Time in office Defence branch Ref.
1
José Carlos De Nardi
Nardi, JoséGeneral
José Carlos De Nardi
(born 1944)		6 September 20107 December 20155 years, 92 days
Army		[2][3]
2
Ademir Sobrinho
Sobrinho, AdemirAdmiral
Ademir Sobrinho
(born 1952)		7 December 201519 January 20193 years, 43 days
Navy		[4]
3
Raul Botelho
Botelho, RaulLieutenant-brigadier
Raul Botelho
(born 1957)		19 January 201931 May 20212 years, 132 days
Air Force		[4][5]
4
Laerte de Souza Santos
Santos, Laerte de SouzaGeneral
Laerte de Souza Santos
(born 1958)		31 May 202131 December 20221 year, 214 days
Army		[6]
5
Renato Rodrigues de Aguiar Freire
de Aguiar Freire, Renato RodriguesAdmiral
Renato Rodrigues de Aguiar Freire
(born 1960)		1 January 2023Incumbent1 year, 337 days
Navy		[7]

References

  1. ^ "Presidente Lula sanciona lei da Nova Defesa". Ministério da Defesa. 25 August 2010. Archived from the original on 26 February 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
  2. ^ "Jobim dá posse ao primeiro Chefe do Estado-Maior Conjunto das Forças Armadas". Ministério da Defesa. 7 September 2010. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
  3. ^ Tomou Posse o Primeiro Chefe do Estado-Maior Conjunto das Forças Armadas, o General De Exército José Carlos De Nardi Archived 2011-04-03 at the Wayback Machine Política Externa. Retrieved on 2012-03-23. (in Portuguese).
  4. ^ a b "Indicação do novo Chefe do Estado-Maior Conjunto das Forças Armadas - Força Aérea Brasileira". www.fab.mil.br. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  5. ^ Garcia, Gustavo (15 January 2019). "Brigadeiro Raul Botelho assume Estado-Maior Conjunto das Forças Armadas" (in Portuguese). G1. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  6. ^ "Estado-Maior Conjunto das Forças Armadas tem novo Chefe". Defesa Aerea e Naval (in Portuguese). 1 June 2021.
  7. ^ "Forças Armadas: escolha de comandantes seguirá critério de antiguidade, diz Múcio". G1 (in Portuguese). 9 December 2022.
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