Raul Botelho

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 since 2019.[1]

Raul Botelho
Chief of the Joint Staff of the Armed Forces
Assumed office
15 January 2019
PresidentJair Bolsonaro
MinisterFernando Azevedo e Silva
Preceded byAdemir Sobrinho
Personal details
Born (1957-07-22) 22 July 1957
São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Alma materBrazilian Air Force Academy
Military service
Allegiance Brazil
Branch/service Brazilian Air Force
Years of service1973–present
Rank Lieutenant-Brigadier

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]

In the civil area, Botelho is Bachelor of Business Administration for the Mackenzie Presbyterian University and executive MBA in Administrative Management.

The Lieutenant-Brigadier is a pilot of aerial reconnaissance and search and rescue.

References

  1. Garcia, Gustavo (15 January 2019). "Brigadeiro Raul Botelho assume Estado-Maior Conjunto das Forças Armadas" (in Portuguese). G1. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  2. 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.

See also

Military offices
Preceded by
Ademir Sobrinho
Chief of the Joint Staff of the Armed Forces
2019–present
Incumbent
Order of precedence
Preceded by
Alexandre Ramagem
as Director of the Brazilian Intelligence Agency
Brazilian order of precedence
11th in line
as Chief of the Joint Staff of the Armed Forces

Served alongside: Edson Leal Pujol, Ilques Barbosa Junior, Antônio Carlos Moretti Bermudez
Followed by
José Levi do Amaral
as Attorney General of the Union
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