Almir Garnier Santos (born 22 September 1960 in

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) is a Brazilian Admiral of the fleet, current Commander of the

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since 31 March 2021.

Career

Garnier was General-Secretary of the

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, the second highest office in the department. He concluded his studies at the Navy School in 1981, as the first in the Armada Corp. As Lieutenant, he served the União and Independência frigates and the Escola Brasil ship. According to the Ministry, Garnier is Master in Operational Research and System Analysis at the

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, in the

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in International Management at the

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(UFRJ) and course of Politics and Maritime Strategy at the Naval War School for two years.

Dates of rank

References

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