Paulo Sérgio Nogueira de Oliveira

General Paulo Sérgio Nogueira
Minister of Defence
In office 31 March 2022 – 1 January 2023
President	Jair Bolsonaro
Preceded by	Walter Braga Netto
Succeeded by	José Múcio
Commander of the Brazilian Army
In office 31 March 2021 – 31 March 2022
President	Jair Bolsonaro
Minister	Walter Braga Netto
Preceded by	Edson Leal Pujol
Succeeded by	Marco Antônio Freire Gomes
Commander of the Northern Military Command
In office 23 April 2018 – 26 August 2020
Preceded by	Carlos Alberto Neiva Barcellos
Succeeded by	Sérgio de Costa Negraes
Personal details
Born	Paulo Sérgio Nogueira de Oliveira (1958-08-28) 28 August 1958 (age 66) Iguatu, Ceará, Brazil
Military service
Allegiance	Brazil
Branch/service	Brazilian Army
Years of service	1974–2022
Rank	Army general
Commands	10th Battalion of Light Infantry-Mountain 16th Brigade of Jungle Infantry 12th Military Region Northern Military Command

Paulo Sérgio Nogueira de Oliveira (born 28 September 1958, in Iguatu) is a Brazilian Army general who served as minister of defence of Brazil.[1]

Military career

From the Military School of Fortaleza, he started his military career on 4 March 1974, at the Brazilian Army Preparatory School for Cadets (EsPCEx), moving in 1977 to the Agulhas Negras Military Academy, where he was promoted to aspirant on 15 December 1980.[2]

During his military life, Nogueira was instructor at the Agulhas Negras Military Academy in three opportunities, being, in one of them, Commander of the Infantry Class.[3]

In 1994, he was Sub-Commander of the 2nd Battalion of Jungle Infantry, in Belém. He was also Staff Official of the 12th Military Region, in Manaus. Commander the 10th Battalion of Light Infantry-Mountain, in Juiz de Fora. Nogueira was head of the 5th Section of Command of the 10th Military Region, in Fortaleza.[3]

Also, as Colonel, he was attache of the Brazilian Army and Air Force Naval Defence in Mexico, Head of the Section of Official Promotions and Sub-Director of the Board of Evaluations and Promotions.[1]

Military awards

• Order of Military Merit (Grand Cross - Grã-Cruz)
• Order of Naval Merit (Grand Officer) [a]
• Order of Aeronautical Merit (Grand Officer) [b]
• Order of Military Justice Merit
• Peacemaker Medal [c]
• Medal of Victory
• Santos-Dumont Merit Medal

Notes

1. Portuguese: Ordem do Mérito Naval - Grande-Oficial
2. Portuguese: Ordem do Mérito Aeronáutico - Grande-Oficial
3. Portuguese: Medalha do Pacificador

References

1. "Nascido em Iguatu, general Paulo Sérgio é escolhido para comandar o Exército". Focus.jor (in Portuguese). 31 March 2021. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
2. "Cearense Paulo Sérgio Nogueira é o novo comandante do Exército do Brasil". Diário do Nordeste (in Portuguese). 31 March 2021. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
3. Lima, Luciana (31 March 2021). "Saiba quem é o general Paulo Sérgio, novo comandante do Exército". Metrópoles (in Portuguese). Retrieved 5 April 2021.

Military offices
Preceded by Carlos Alberto Neiva Barcellos	Commander of the Northern Military Command 2018–2020	Succeeded by Sérgio da Costa Negraes
Preceded by Edson Leal Pujol	Commander of the Brazilian Army 2021–2022	Succeeded by Marco Antônio Freire Gomes
Political offices
Preceded by Walter Braga Netto	Minister of Defence 2022–2023	Succeeded by José Múcio