Marcos Antonio Amaro dos Santos (born 25 September 1957) is a Brazilian
Army general
Army general or General of the army is the highest ranked general officer in many countries that use the French Revolutionary System. Army general is normally the highest rank used in peacetime.
In countries that adopt the general officer fou ...
and former Chief of the
Brazilian Army General Staff, replacing General
Walter Souza Braga Netto
Walter Souza Braga Netto (born 11 March 1957) is a retired Brazilian army general and former Minister of Defence. Braga was Commander of the Eastern Military Command and, until 31 December 2018, Federal Interventor in the Public Security of the s ...
.
Military career
He started his military career on 4 March 1974, at the
Brazilian Army Preparatory School for Cadets (EsPCEx). Was promoted to
major
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* Major (rank), a military rank
* Academic major, an academic discipline to which an undergraduate student formally commits
* People named Major, including given names, surnames, nicknames
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on 31 August 1993. Reached to the last post in the military as
Army General
Army general or General of the army is the highest ranked general officer in many countries that use the French Revolutionary System. Army general is normally the highest rank used in peacetime.
In countries that adopt the general officer fou ...
on 31 March 2018.
Amaro already occupied the post of Chief of the
Military House of the Presidency between 2 October 2015 and 19 May 2016. Other posts were as Army's Secretary of Economy and Finance as well the
Southeastern Military Region command between 31 July 2019 and 30 March 2020.
On 31 March 2020, he was named Chief of the
Brazilian Army General Staff by president Jair Bolsonaro.
Left office after 2 years in office after being transferred to military reserve force. Also held, the position of interim Commander of the
Brazilian Army
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between 1–4 February 2021 and 22–29 April 2022. On 3 May 2023, he was named Chief Minister of Institutional Security Cabinet by president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
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1957 births
Living people
Brazilian generals
People from São Paulo (state)
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