Marcos Antonio Amaro dos Santos

General
Marcos Antonio Amaro dos Santos
General Marcos Antonio Amaro dos Santos
	Amaro dos Santos in May 2023
Head of Institutional Security Cabinet
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 4 May 2023
President	Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
Preceded by	Ricardo Cappelli (interim)
Chief of the Brazilian Army General Staff
	In office; 31 March 2020 – 31 March 2022
President	Jair Bolsonaro
Minister of Defence	Walter Souza Braga Netto
Preceded by	Walter Souza Braga Netto
Succeeded by	Valério Stumpf Trindade
Commander of the Southeastern Military Region
	In office; 31 July 2019 – 30 March 2020
Minister	Fernando Azevedo e Silva
Commander	Edson Leal Pujol
Preceded by	Luiz Eduardo Ramos
Succeeded by	Eduardo Antonio Fernandes
Chief of the Military House
	In office; 2 October 2015 – 19 May 2016
President	Dilma Rousseff
Preceded by	José Elito Carvalho Siqueira
Succeeded by	Sérgio Etchegoyen
Commander of the Brazilian Army ; (interim)
	In office; 1 February 2021 – 4 February 2021
	In office; 22 April 2022 – 29 April 2022
Personal details
Born	25 September 1957 (age 67); Motuca, São Paulo, Brazil
Military service
Allegiance	Brazil
Branch/service	Brazilian Army
Years of service	1974–2022
Rank	Army general
Commands	EsPCEx; 13th Motorized Infantry Brigade; 3rd Army Division; Economy and Finance Secretariat; Southeastern Military Command; Brazilian Army General Staff;

Marcos Antonio Amaro dos Santos (born 25 September 1957) is a Brazilian Army general and former Chief of the Brazilian Army General Staff, replacing General Walter Souza Braga Netto.^[1]

Military career

He started his military career on 4 March 1974, at the Brazilian Army Preparatory School for Cadets (EsPCEx).^[2] Was promoted to major on 31 August 1993. Reached to the last post in the military as Army General on 31 March 2018.^[3]

Amaro already occupied the post of Chief of the Military House of the Presidency between 2 October 2015 and 19 May 2016.^[4]^[5] Other posts were as Army's Secretary of Economy and Finance^[6] as well the Southeastern Military Region command between 31 July 2019 and 30 March 2020.^[7]^[8]^[9] On 31 March 2020, he was named Chief of the Brazilian Army General Staff by president Jair Bolsonaro.^[1]^[8] Left office after 2 years in office after being transferred to military reserve force.^[10] Also held, the position of interim Commander of the Brazilian Army between 1–4 February 2021 and 22–29 April 2022.^[11]^[12] On 3 May 2023, he was named Chief Minister of Institutional Security Cabinet by president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.^[13]^[14]

Notes

^ as Chief Minister of Institutional Security Cabinet
^ as Chief Minister of Institutional Security Cabinet

References

^ ^a ^b Murakawa, Fabio (26 March 2020). "Ex-chefe da Casa Militar de Dilma assume Estado-Maior do Exército". Valor Econômico (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 19 July 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
^ "INFORMEX Nr 006, de 20 de fevereiro de 2020". Archived from the original on 29 April 2020. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
^ "INFORMEX No. 006, de 23 de fevereiro de 2018". eb.mil.br. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
^ "INFORMEX No. 008, de 28 de fevereiro de 2014". eb.mil.br (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 16 August 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
^ "Atos do Poder Executivo - DECRETOS DE 19 DE MAIO DE 2016". Diário Oficial da União (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 24 April 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
^ "SEF". sef.eb.mil.br (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 12 July 2020. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
^ "Folha de S.Paulo". Archived from the original on 19 July 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
^ ^a ^b "DECRETOS DE 25 DE MARÇO DE 2020". Diário Oficial da União (in Portuguese). Retrieved 24 April 2023.
^ "DECRETOS DE 29 DE JULHO DE 2019". Diário Oficial da União (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 3 February 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
^ "DECRETOS DE 28 DE MARÇO DE 2022". Diário Oficial da União (in Portuguese). Retrieved 24 April 2023.
^ "PORTARIA - C Ex Nº 44, DE 28 DE JANEIRO DE 2021". Diário Oficial da União (in Portuguese). Retrieved 25 April 2023.
^ "PORTARIA - C Ex Nº 378, DE 18 DE ABRIL DE 2022". Diário Oficial da União (in Portuguese). Retrieved 25 April 2023.
^ "DECRETO DE 3 DE MAIO DE 2023". Diário Oficial da União (in Portuguese). Retrieved 25 April 2023.
^ Mazui, Guilherme (4 May 2023). "Lula dá posse a general Amaro, novo ministro do GSI; veja perfil" (in Brazilian Portuguese). G1. Retrieved 4 May 2023.

Military offices
Preceded by Luiz Eduardo Ramos	Commander of the Southeastern Military Region 2019–20	Succeeded by Eduardo Antonio Fernandes
Preceded by Walter Souza Braga Netto	Chief of the Brazilian Army General Staff 2020–22	Succeeded by Valério Stumpf Trindade
Political offices
Preceded by Ricardo Cappelli (acting)	Head of the Institutional Security Bureau 2023–present	Incumbent
Order of precedence
Preceded by Ministers of State	Brazilian order of precedence 11th in line as Head of the Institutional Security Bureau	Followed by Rui Costa as Chief of Staff

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[1] s Chief Minister of Institutional Security Cabinet

[2] s Chief Minister of Institutional Security Cabinet

[ex-chefe-3] Murakawa, Fabio (26 March 2020). "Ex-chefe da Casa Militar de Dilma assume Estado-Maior do Exército". Valor Econômico (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on 19 July 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2023.

[4] "INFORMEX Nr 006, de 20 de fevereiro de 2020". Archived from the original on 29 April 2020. Retrieved 19 July 2021.

[5] "INFORMEX No. 006, de 23 de fevereiro de 2018". eb.mil.br. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.

[6] "INFORMEX No. 008, de 28 de fevereiro de 2014". eb.mil.br (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 16 August 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2021.

[7] "Atos do Poder Executivo - DECRETOS DE 19 DE MAIO DE 2016". Diário Oficial da União (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 24 April 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2023.

[8] "SEF". sef.eb.mil.br (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 12 July 2020. Retrieved 19 July 2021.

[9] "Folha de S.Paulo". Archived from the original on 19 July 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.

[decreto-10] "DECRETOS DE 25 DE MARÇO DE 2020". Diário Oficial da União (in Portuguese). Retrieved 24 April 2023.

[11] "DECRETOS DE 29 DE JULHO DE 2019". Diário Oficial da União (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 3 February 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2023.

[12] "DECRETOS DE 28 DE MARÇO DE 2022". Diário Oficial da União (in Portuguese). Retrieved 24 April 2023.

[13] "PORTARIA - C Ex Nº 44, DE 28 DE JANEIRO DE 2021". Diário Oficial da União (in Portuguese). Retrieved 25 April 2023.

[14] "PORTARIA - C Ex Nº 378, DE 18 DE ABRIL DE 2022". Diário Oficial da União (in Portuguese). Retrieved 25 April 2023.

[15] "DECRETO DE 3 DE MAIO DE 2023". Diário Oficial da União (in Portuguese). Retrieved 25 April 2023.

[16] Mazui, Guilherme (4 May 2023). "Lula dá posse a general Amaro, novo ministro do GSI; veja perfil" (in Brazilian Portuguese). G1. Retrieved 4 May 2023.

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