Fernando Azevedo e Silva

Fernando Azevedo e Silva (born 4 February 1954) is a Brazilian politician and reserve army general. He is currently the Brazilian Minister of Defence.


Fernando Azevedo e Silva
Minister of Defence
Assumed office
1 January 2019
PresidentJair Bolsonaro
Preceded byJoaquim Silva e Luna
Personal details
Born (1954-02-04) 4 February 1954
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

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

References

Political offices
Preceded by
Joaquim Silva e Luna
Minister of Defence
2019–present
Incumbent
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