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Geraldo Quintão
Geraldo Quintão
Minister of Defense
	In office; 24 January 2000 – 1 January 2003
President	Fernando Henrique Cardoso
Preceded by	Élcio Álvares
Succeeded by	José Viegas Filho
Attorney General of the Union
	In office; 6 July 1993 – 24 January 2000
President	Itamar Franco; Fernando Henrique Cardoso
Preceded by	Tarcísio de Almeida Cunha
Succeeded by	Gilmar Mendes
Personal details
Born	Geraldo Magela da Cruz Quintão; 1 July 1935; Taquaraçu de Minas, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Died	27 December 2024 (aged 89)
Profession	Attorney
Awards	Order of Military Merit (Grand Cross - Grã-Cruz)

Geraldo Magela da Cruz Quintão (1 July 1935 – 27 December 2024) was a Brazilian politician.^[1] Magela also served as the Brazilian Minister of Defence^[2] from 2000 to 2002. Magela died on 27 December 2024, at the age of 89.^[3]

References

^ "Virgílio critica relatório de Magela". Tribuna do Brasil (in Portuguese). Agência Senado. 23 December 2009. Retrieved 4 February 2011.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ Gregory R. Copley, ed. (2002). Defense & foreign affairs handbook (15th ed.). Alexandria: International Strategic Studies Association. p. 216. ISBN 978-1-892998-06-4. Retrieved 4 February 2011.
^ Morre o ex-AGU e ex-ministro da Defesa Geraldo Quintão, aos 89 anos (in Portuguese)

Political offices
Preceded by Tarcísio de Almeida Cunha	Attorney General of the Union 1993–2000	Succeeded by Gilmar Mendes
Preceded by Élcio Álvares	Minister of Defence 2000–2002	Succeeded by José Viegas Filho