Nivaldo Luiz Rossato

Lieutenant-Brigadier
Nivaldo Rossato
Commander of the Brazilian Air Force
In office
30 January 2015 – 4 February 2019
President
Minister
Preceded byJuniti Saito
Succeeded byAntonio Carlos Moretti Bermudez
Personal details
Born
Nivaldo Luiz Rossato

(1951-08-26) 26 August 1951 (age 73)
São Gabriel, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Military service
Allegiance Brazil
Branch/service Brazilian Air Force
Years of service1969–present
Rank Lieutenant-Brigadier
Commands
  • 2nd Squad of the 5th Aviation Group
  • Command Squad in Canoas Air Base
  • Basic Services Group in Santa Maria Air Base
  • 3rd Squad of the 10th Aviation Group
  • Aeronautic Attaché in Venezuela
  • Command and Air Operation Control Center in the General Command of Air Operations
  • Staff of the General Command of Support
  • 3rd Air Force
  • Staff of the General Command of Air Operations
  • 5th Regional Air Command
  • General Command of Air Operations
  • Staff of Aeronautics

Nivaldo Luiz Rossato (born 26 August 1951) is a senior officer of the Brazilian Air Force and its former commander.[1]

Nivaldo Luiz Rossato was born on 26 August 1951 in São Gabriel, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. He has an Air Force career background as a fighting aviation group leader with between 3500 and 4600 hours of flight. Rossato replaced Air Lieutenant Brigadier Juniti Saito on 30 January 2015 as commander of the Brazilian Air Force.[1][2]

  1. ^ a b "Gaúchos assumem comando do Exército e da Aeronáutica". Zero Hora. 7 January 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  2. ^ Guilherme Mazui (24 January 2015). "Desafio é ampliar ainda mais o processo da modernização da FAB". Zero Hora. Retrieved 10 January 2016.