Luiz Eduardo Ramos

Luiz Eduardo Ramos Baptista Pereira (born 12 June 1956) is a Brazilian Army four-star General, who was the Secretary of Government for President Jair Bolsonaro,[1][2] succeeding Lieutenant General Carlos Alberto dos Santos Cruz.[3]

Luiz Eduardo Ramos
General Secretary of the Presidency
In office
26 July 2021 – 31 December 2022
PresidentJair Bolsonaro
Preceded byOnyx Lorenzoni
Chief of Staff of the Presidency
In office
29 March 2021 – 26 July 2021
PresidentJair Bolsonaro
Preceded byWalter Souza Braga Netto
Succeeded byCiro Nogueira
Secretary of Government
In office
13 June 2019 – 29 March 2021
PresidentJair Bolsonaro
Preceded byCarlos Alberto dos Santos Cruz
Succeeded byFlávia Arruda
Personal details
Born (1956-06-12) 12 June 1956
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
SpouseLigia Faria Baptista Pereira
Military service
Allegiance Brazil
 United Nations
Branch/service Brazilian Army
Years of service1973–present
Rank Army General
Commands
Awards

Military career

He joined the military career on 8 March 1973,[2] at the Army Cadets Preparatory School, and was declared an Infantry Officer on 14 December 1979, at the Agulhas Negras Military Academy. He was promoted to his current rank on 25 November 2017.

He was formerly a Commander of the 11th Military Region, in Brasília, and of the 1st Army Division, in Rio de Janeiro. General Ramos also acted as Force Commander of United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) and was the Army's Deputy Chief of Staff.[4][5]

Since 3 May 2018, he is the Southeastern Military Commander.[6]

Awards

Political career

Ramos was appointed by Bolsonaro to replace General Santos Cruz as government secretary on 13 June 2019 after Cruz had public clashes with the radical ideological wing of the government, including Bolsonaro's son Carlos, and the writer Olavo de Carvalho.[7][8] Cruz was the third cabinet member to be dismissed since Bolsonaro's inauguration, and Ramos' appointment kept the number of military men in Bolsonaro's cabinet at 8 out of 22 positions.[8]

References
  1. Camarotti, Gerson (13 June 2019). "Bolsonaro escolhe general Ramos para Secretaria de Governo a fim de evitar atrito com ala militar". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  2. Poder360 (13 June 2019). "Bolsonaro demite Santos Cruz; general Ramos será o substituto". Poder 360 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  3. "Diário Oficial da União" (in Brazilian Portuguese).
  4. Caleiro, João Pedro (13 June 2019). "General Luiz Eduardo Ramos será o novo ministro da Secretaria do Governo". Exame (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  5. Bermúdez, Ana Carla (13 June 2019). "Quem é o general Ramos, que assume a Secretaria de Governo". UOL (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  6. "Comando Militar do Sudeste possui novo comandante" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Exército Brasileiro. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  7. Iglesias, Simone Preissler; Lima, Mario Sergio (13 June 2019). "Bolsonaro fires moderate cabinet member General Santos Cruz". Bloomberg. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  8. AFP (13 June 2019). "Brazil's Bolsonaro sacks third minister in six months". Yahoo! News. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
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