Renato Rodrigues de Aguiar Freire

Renato Rodrigues de Aguiar Freire (born September 3, 1960) is a Brazilian military officer. He has served under President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva as Chief of the Joint General Staff of the Armed Forces since January 9, 2023.[2] Prior to this, he served as Chief of Naval Staff.[3]

Admiral
Renato Rodrigues de Aguiar Freire
Chief of the Joint Staff of the Armed Forces
Assumed office
January 9, 2023
PresidentLula da Silva
MinisterJosé Múcio
Preceded byLaerte de Souza Santos
Personal details
Born (1960-09-03) 3 September 1960[1]
Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
Military service
Branch/service Brazilian Navy
Years of service1981–present
RankAdmiral

Biography

Freire was born in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte on September 3, 1960.[4] He began his military service as a midshipman in the Brazilian Navy in 1981.[5] He has a degree from the Naval War College in the United States as well as a master's degree in defense studies from King's College London.

Following Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's victory in the 2022 Brazilian presidential election, he was among the military leaders who convened with the then-President-elect in December 2022.[6] He was nominated by Lula as Chief of the Joint General Staff of the Armed Forces and took office on January 9, 2023.

References
  1. "General de Exército Laerte de Souza Santos". Gov.br (in Portuguese).
  2. Andrade, Thamirys (2023-01-06). "Forças Armadas: Governo Lula nomeia chefe do Estado-Maior". pleno.news (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-09-23.
  3. "The Lula government will be made up of 37 ministries". Agenzia Nova. 2022-12-18. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
  4. "Renato Rodrigues de Aguiar Freire — Ministério da Defesa". www.gov.br. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
  5. "Conheça o novo Chefe do EMCFA: Almirante de Esquadra Renato Rodrigues de Aguiar Freire". Defesa Aérea & Naval (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2022-12-09. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
  6. Junqueira, Caio. "Lula pede a novos comandantes radiografia das Forças Armadas e promete apoio a projetos". CNN Brasil. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
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