Tomás Ribeiro Paiva

Tomás Miguel Miné Ribeiro Paiva (born 29 September 1960)[1] is a Brazilian army general, incumbent commander of the Brazilian Army.[2]

General
Tomás Ribeiro Paiva
Commander of the Brazilian Army
Assumed office
25 January 2023
PresidentLuiz Inácio Lula da Silva
MinisterJosé Múcio
Preceded byJúlio Cesar de Arruda
Commander of the Southeastern Military Command
In office
15 April 2021 – 25 January 2023
Preceded byEduardo Antonio Fernandes
Succeeded byGuido Amin Naves
Personal details
Born (1960-09-29) 29 September 1960
São Paulo, Brazil
SpouseMárcia Cristina Schoeller Borges
Military service
Allegiance Brazil
Branch/service Brazilian Army
Years of service1975–present
Rank Army general
Commands

Biography

Born in São Paulo, Paiva began his military career in 1975, when he joined the Brazilian Army Preparatory School of Cadets in Campinas and was declared officer candidate in 1981.

He acted in a mission of the Army in Haiti as Undercommander of the Peacekeeping Infantry Battalion and was Commander of the Peacekeeping Forces of Operation Archangel VI in Penha and Alemão Complexes in Rio de Janeiro, in 2012.

Paiva also commanded the Presidential Guard Battalion in Brasília and was aide to the President during Fernando Henrique Cardoso presidency and Brazilian Military Aide to the Ecuadorian Army.[3]

Tomás was also head of the Army Command Staff in Brasília, when general Eduardo Villas Bôas was the Commander and commanded the 5th Army Division in Curitiba.

General Tomás was also commander of the 11th Mechanized Infantry Brigade in Campinas, of the Agulhas Negras Military Academy in Resende, Rio de Janeiro and the Southeastern Military Command in São Paulo.[4]

Military awards

References
  1. "General Tomás Miguel Miné Ribeiro Paiva: quem é o novo comandante do Exército apontado por Lula". BBC News Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). 21 January 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  2. Pereira Magalhães, Saulo (21 January 2023). "General Tomás Miguel Ribeiro Pavia: quem é o novo comandante do Exército". UOL Notícias (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  3. "Quem é o general Tomás Miguel Ribeiro Paiva, novo comandante do Exército". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 21 January 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  4. "Curriculum vitae" (PDF). Prefeitura Municipal de Itapira (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 3 May 2023.


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