Paulo Sérgio Nogueira de Oliveira (born 28 September 1958, in Iguatu) is a Brazilian Army general who served as minister of defence of Brazil.[1]
Military career
From the Military School of Fortaleza, he started his military career on 4 March 1974, at the Brazilian Army Preparatory School for Cadets (EsPCEx), moving in 1977 to the Agulhas Negras Military Academy, where he was promoted to aspirant on 15 December 1980.[2]
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.[3]
In 1994, he was Sub-Commander of the 2nd Battalion of Jungle Infantry, in Belém. He was also Staff Official of the 12th Military Region, in Manaus. Commander the 10th Battalion of Light Infantry-Mountain, in Juiz de Fora. Nogueira was head of the 5th Section of Command of the 10th Military Region, in Fortaleza.[3]
Also, as Colonel, 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.[1]
Military awards
Order of Military Merit (Grand Cross - Grã-Cruz)
Order of Naval Merit (Grand Officer) [a]
Order of Aeronautical Merit (Grand Officer) [b]
Order of Military Justice Merit
Peacemaker Medal [c]
Medal of Victory
Santos-Dumont Merit Medal
Notes
- ^ Portuguese: Ordem do Mérito Naval - Grande-Oficial
- ^ Portuguese: Ordem do Mérito Aeronáutico - Grande-Oficial
- ^ Portuguese: Medalha do Pacificador
References
- ^ a b "Nascido em Iguatu, general Paulo Sérgio é escolhido para comandar o Exército". Focus.jor (in Portuguese). 31 March 2021. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- ^ "Cearense Paulo Sérgio Nogueira é o novo comandante do Exército do Brasil". Diário do Nordeste (in Portuguese). 31 March 2021. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- ^ a b Lima, Luciana (31 March 2021). "Saiba quem é o general Paulo Sérgio, novo comandante do Exército". Metrópoles (in Portuguese). Retrieved 5 April 2021.
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