| Commander of the Brazilian Army | |
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| Comandante do Exército Brasileiro | |
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| Ministry of Defence | |
| Abbreviation | Commander of the Army |
| Member of | Army High Command |
| Reports to | Minister of Defence |
| Nominator | Minister of Defence |
| Appointer | President of Brazil |
| Formation | 10 March 1808 |
| First holder | Rodrigo de Sousa Coutinho |
| Website | Official website |
TheArmy High Command (Portuguese:Alto Comando do Exército;ACE) of Brazil is composed of theArmy Commander (Comandante do Exército) and thearmy generals (four-star generals) who are on active duty.[1] Currently, there are fifteen positions for army generals in the Brazilian Army, in addition to one position in theMinistry of Defence. Occasionally, when the Army is responsible for the Head of Education and Culture of the Ministry of Defense, the position is held by an army general who also has a seat on the ACE.
This collegiate body is responsible for the main decisions of the Land Force, including the preparation of promotion lists for general officers, which are later submitted for approval by the President of the Republic.
Within the former Ministry of the Army, the ACE and the Army General Staff were the two prominent general leadership bodies. It “consisted of meetings of the military high command, the hard and restricted core, made up of members of the highest positions in the Army,” discussing the Army’s political decisions and ensuring the minister’s disciplined command of the troops. Division and brigade generals could participate to provide advice on specific matters.[2][3]
The current posts of active Brazilian generals:[4]
| No. | Portrait | Commander | Took office | Left office | Time in office | |
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| 1 | ![Gleuber Vieira[5]](/mt/?noimg=&dark=on&url=http%3a%2f%2fen.wikipedia.org%2fwiki%2fFile%3aGenGleuber.jpg) | Gleuber Vieira[5] (1933–2025) | 10 June 1999 (1999-06-10) | 1 January 2003 (2003-01-01) | 3 years, 205 days | Fernando Henrique Cardoso (PSDB) |
| 2 |  | Francisco Roberto de Albuquerque (born 1937) | 1 January 2003 (2003-01-01) | 8 March 2007 (2007-03-08) | 4 years, 66 days | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) |
| 3 |  | Enzo Martins Peri (born 1941) | 8 March 2007 (2007-03-08) | 5 February 2015 (2015-02-05) | 7 years, 334 days | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) Dilma Rousseff (PT) |
| 4 |  | Eduardo Villas Bôas (born 1951) | 5 February 2015 (2015-02-05) | 11 January 2019 (2019-01-11) | 3 years, 340 days | Dilma Rousseff (PT) Michel Temer (MDB) |
| 5 | .jpg) | Edson Leal Pujol (born 1955) | 11 January 2019 (2019-01-11) | 20 April 2021 (2021-04-20) | 2 years, 99 days | Jair Bolsonaro (PSL) |
| 6 | .jpg) | Paulo Sérgio Nogueira de Oliveira (born 1958) | 20 April 2021 (2021-04-20) | 31 March 2022 (2022-03-31) | 345 days | Jair Bolsonaro (Ind) |
| 7 | _(cropped).jpg) | Marco Antônio Freire Gomes (born 1957) | 31 March 2022 (2022-03-31) | 30 December 2022 (2022-12-30) | 274 days | Jair Bolsonaro (PL) |
| 8 |  | Júlio Cesar de Arruda (born 1959) | 30 December 2022 (2022-12-30) | 21 January 2023 (2023-01-21) | 22 days | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) |
| 9 | | Tomás Ribeiro Paiva (born 1960) | 21 January 2023 (2023-01-21) | Incumbent | 2 years, 311 days | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) |
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