Paulo Sérgio Nogueira de Oliveira (born 28 September 1958, in

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) is a Brazilian

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who served as minister of defence of Brazil.

Military career

From the Military School of

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, he started his military career on 4 March 1974, at the Brazilian Army Preparatory School for Cadets (EsPCEx), moving in 1977 to the

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, where he was promoted to

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on 15 December 1980. 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. In 1994, he was Sub-Commander of the 2nd Battalion of Jungle Infantry, in

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. He was also Staff Official of the 12th Military Region, in

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. Commander the 10th Battalion of Light Infantry-Mountain, in

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. Nogueira was head of the 5th Section of Command of the 10th Military Region, in

. Also, as

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, 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.

Military awards

* * * * Order of Military Justice Merit * * Medal of Victory *

Notes

References

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