Floriano Peixoto | |
---|---|
President of Correios | |
Assumed office 7 August 2019 | |
Preceded by | Juarez Cunha |
General Secretary of the Presidency | |
In office 18 February 2019 –20 June 2019 | |
President | Jair Bolsonaro |
Preceded by | Gustavo Bebianno |
Succeeded by | Jorge de Oliveira Francisco |
Commander of MINUSTAH | |
In office April 2009 –March 2010 | |
Head | Hédi Annabi Edmond Mulet |
Preceded by | Carlos Alberto dos Santos Cruz |
Succeeded by | Luiz Guilherme Paul Cruz |
Personal details | |
Born | Floriano Peixoto Vieira Neto 22 May 1954 Tombos,Minas Gerais,Brazil |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Brazil |
Branch/service | Brazilian Army |
Rank | Divisional General |
Commands | MINUSTAH 12th Light Infantry Brigadier 2nd Army Division |
Awards | |
Floriano Peixoto Vieira Neto (born 22 May 1954) is a retired Divisional General of the Brazilian Army and former commander of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH). Born in Minas Gerais,he is a graduate of the Agulhas Negras Military Academy and has served as commander of three different army battalions and also as liaison officer of the Brazilian Army and instructor at the United States Military Academy at West Point,New York. From April 2009 to April 2010,Div. Gen. Floriano Peixoto was the commander of MINUSTAH,under mandate of the United Nations Security Council. [1]
He assumed the position of Chief Minister of the General Secretariat of the Presidency of the Republic of Brazil,replacing Gustavo Bebianno. [2] Later,he was transferred to the Brazilian Company of Post Offices and Telegraphs (Correios),replacing General Juarez Cunha,and was replaced in the Secretariat-General by the Sub-Chief of Legal Affairs for the Chief of Staff,Jorge de Oliveira Francisco. [3]
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is responsible for managing the foreign relations of Brazil. Brazil has the largest economy in Latin America and is a key political and economic power on the world stage. Brazil's foreign policy reflects its role as a regional power and a potential world power and is designed to help protect the country's national interests,national security,ideological goals,and economic prosperity.
Floriano Vieira Peixoto was a Brazilian military and politician,a veteran of the Paraguayan War and several other conflicts,and the second president of Brazil. Born in Ipioca and nicknamed "The Iron Marshal",he was the first vice president of Brazil to have succeeded the president mid-term.
The United Nations Stabilisation Mission in Haiti,also known as MINUSTAH,an acronym of its French name,was a UN peacekeeping mission in Haiti from 2004 to 2017. It was composed of 2,366 military personnel and 2,533 police,supported by international civilian personnel,a local civilian staff,and United Nations Volunteers. The mission's military component was led by the Brazilian Army and commanded by a Brazilian.
The Empresa Brasileira de Correios e Telégrafos,also known as Correios,is a state-owned company that has operated the national postal service of Brazil since the 17th century.
Lieutenant-General Urano Teixeira da Matta Bacellar was a Brazilian soldier. He was born in Bagéin the state of Rio Grande do Sul. He served for 39 years in the Brazilian Army and eventually rose to the rank of Lieutenant-General. He was married and had two children.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs conducts Brazil's foreign relations with other countries. It is commonly referred to in Brazilian media and diplomatic jargon as Itamaraty,after the palace which houses the ministry. Since 1 January 2023,the minister responsible is Mauro Vieira.
Luiz Carlos da Costa was an international civil servant working for the United Nations.
Peixoto is a Portuguese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Army General JoséElito Carvalho Siqueira is a Brazilian Army general,former Chief-Minister of the Institutional Security Cabinet of the Presidency of the Republic.
General Edson Leal Pujol is a General in the Brazilian Army. He was the Brazilian Army Commander,from January 2019 to March 2021.
Divisional general Carlos Alberto dos Santos Cruz is a Brazilian military officer who previously held the post of Force Commander of the United Nations' peacekeeping force in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He was appointed to this position by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on 17 May 2013 and replaced by Derrick Mbuyiselo Mgwebi on 29 December 2015. He was Minister-Secretary of Government of Brazil,nominated by President Jair Bolsonaro,from 1 January 2019 to 13 June 2019.
Jorge Antônio de Oliveira Francisco is a Brazilian lawyer and retired military police officer. He is the current Secretary-General of the Presidency of the Republic. On 20 October 2020,Jorge Oliveira was confirmed by the Federal Senate to the Federal Court of Accounts,succeeding minister JoséMúcio,who retired on 31 December.
Augusto Heleno Ribeiro Pereira is a Brazilian politician retired general of the Brazilian Army. He was military commander of the Amazon and Chief of the Department of Science and Technology of the Army. Heleno has declared positions against official politics,particularly about the attitude of the international community in regards to Haiti and the indigenous politics of the Brazilian government.
Gustavo Bebianno Rocha was a Brazilian lawyer and advisor to President Jair Bolsonaro (PSL). Bebianno became Acting Chairman of the Social Liberal Party in March 2018 after Luciano Bivar registered to run for federal deputy in the 2018 elections.
Luiz Eduardo Ramos Baptista Pereira is a Brazilian Army four-star General,who was the Secretary of Government for President Jair Bolsonaro,succeeding Lieutenant General Carlos Alberto dos Santos Cruz.
AndréLuiz de Almeida Mendonça is a Brazilian attorney,Presbyterian pastor,and politician currently serving as Justice of the Supreme Federal Court. He is the third evangelical Christian positioned to join the top court,and former Minister of Justice and Public Security and Attorney General of the Union in the administration of President Jair Bolsonaro. Prior to assuming this role,he served as Attorney General of Brazil in the same administration.
Tarcísio Gomes de Freitas is a Brazilian engineer and politician who has served as Governor of São Paulo since 1 January 2023. A member of the Republicanos party,Freitas served Minister of Infrastructure under President Jair Bolsonaro from 1 January 2019 to 31 March 2022.
Walter Souza Braga Netto is a 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 state of Rio de Janeiro. He unsuccessfully ran for Vice President of Brazil as running mate of Jair Bolsonaro in 2022,narrowly losing to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Geraldo Alckmin.