Raul Botelho | |
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| Chief of the Joint Staff of the Armed Forces | |
| In office 15 January 2019 – 31 May 2021 | |
| President | Jair Bolsonaro |
| Minister | Fernando Azevedo e Silva |
| Preceded by | Ademir Sobrinho |
| Succeeded by | Laerte de Souza Santos |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 July 1957 São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil |
| Alma mater | Brazilian Air Force Academy |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Brazil |
| Branch/service |  Brazilian Air Force |
| Years of service | 1973–2019 |
| Rank |  Lieutenant-Brigadier |
Raul Botelho (born 22 July 1957) is a Brazilian Lieutenant-Brigadier of the Brazilian Air Force, who has served as Chief of the Joint Staff of the Armed Forces of the Brazilian Armed Forces since 2019.[1]
Military career
Joined the Air Force in 1973, being declared Aspirant in 1979. He was promoted to Brigadier in March 2007 and to Lieutenant-Brigadier in March 2015.[2]
An aerial reconnaissance and search and rescue pilot, Botelho holds a Bachelor of Business Administration for the Mackenzie Presbyterian University and executive MBA in Administrative Management. He has 3,600 flight hours and flown various planes in the air force, such as the Aerotec Uirapuru, the Neiva Universal, the Embraer EMB 110 Bandeirante, the Lockheed C-130 Hercules, and the Embraer EMB 312 Tucano.
He commanded various units of the Air Force, such as the 1st squadron of the 6th Aviation Group, the 1st Air Force, the Third Regional Air Command, the COMGEP, and the Aeronautical Officers Promotion Commission, before becoming the Chief of Staff of the Air Force. He also became a military observer serving in Mozambique.
On January 15, 2019, President Jair Bolsonaro named him as the Chief of the Joint Staff of the Armed Forces of the Brazilian Armed Forces, replacing Admiral Ademir Sobrinho.[3]
He left the command of the Joint Staff on 31 May 2021.[4]
References
- ^ Garcia, Gustavo (15 January 2019). "Brigadeiro Raul Botelho assume Estado-Maior Conjunto das Forças Armadas" (in Portuguese). G1. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
- ^ Jayme, Jonathan (15 January 2019). "Tenente-Brigadeiro Botelho é o primeiro integrante da FAB a assumir o EMCFA" (in Portuguese). Força Aérea Brasileira. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
- ^ "Indicação do novo Chefe do Estado-Maior Conjunto das Forças Armadas - Força Aérea Brasileira". www.fab.mil.br. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
- ^ "Estado-Maior Conjunto das Forças Armadas tem novo Chefe". Defesa Aerea e Naval (in Portuguese). 1 June 2021.
See also
- Brazilian Air Force
- Brazilian Armed Forces
- Joint Staff of the Armed Forces
- Ministry of Defence (Brazil)
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