Army High Command

The Army High Command (ACE) of Brazil is formed by the Army Commander and other army generals in active service.[1] The country currently holds sixteen active 4-star generals, several of then in command posts, in addition to a post in the Ministry of Defence. The mission of ACE include the selection of a list of candidates to the post of commander, the prospection of regional and global political situations, among others roles. All Brazilian generals are graduates of the Brazilian Superior War School.[2][3]

Commander of the Brazilian Army
Comandante do Exército Brasileiro
Incumbent
Tomás Miguel Ribeiro Paiva
since 21 January 2023
Ministry of Defence
AbbreviationCommander of the Army
Member ofArmy High Command
Reports toMinister of Defence
NominatorMinister of Defence
AppointerPresident of Brazil
Formation10 March 1808
First holderRodrigo de Sousa Coutinho
WebsiteOfficial website

Organization of the Army High Command
Army High Command HQ in Brasília

The current posts of active Brazilian generals:[4]

Coat of Arms Position Incumbent
Army Commander General
Tomás Miguel Ribeiro Paiva
Chief of the Army General Staff General
Fernando José Sant'Ana Soares e Silva
Chief of the Land Operations Command General
Estevam Cals Theophilo Gaspar de Oliveira
Chief of the General Department of Personnel General
João Chalella Júnior
Chief of the Department of Education and Culture General
Richard Fernandez Nunes
Chief of the Department of Science and Technology of the Army General
Achilles Furlan Neto
Chief of the Logistics Command General
Laerte de Souza Santos
Chief of the Department of Engineering and Construction General
Anisio David de Oliveira Junior
Chief of the Secretariat of Economy and Finance General
Sergio da Costa Negraes
Commander of the Amazon Military Region General
Ricardo Augusto Ferreira Costa Neves
Commander of the Northern Military Region General
Luciano Guilherme Cabral Pinheiro
Commander of the Northeastern Military Region General
Kleber Nunes de Vasconcellos
Commander of the Western Military Region General
Luiz Fernando Estorilho Baganha
Commander of the Eastern Military Region General
André Luís Novaes Miranda
Commander of the Southeastern Military Region General
Guido Amin Naves
Commander of the Southern Military Region General
Hertz Pires do Nascimento

See also

References
  1. "Apresentação". esg.br. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  2. "Alto Comando do Exército se reúne para tratar da crise com Bolsonaro e Pazuello". O Globo. 2 June 2021.
  3. "História da ESG". Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  4. "ESTRUTURA ORGANIZACIONAL". Brazilian Army. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
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