Joaquim Silva e Luna

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Joaquim Silva e Luna
Silva e Luna in 2015
President of Petrobras
In office 16 April 2021 – 28 March 2022
Appointed by	Jair Bolsonaro
Preceded by	Roberto Castello Branco
Succeeded by	José Mauro Ferreira Coelho
Director-General of Itaipu Binacional
In office 26 February 2019 – 7 April 2021
Appointed by	Jair Bolsonaro
Preceded by	Marcos Vitorio Stamm
Succeeded by	João Francisco Ferreira
Minister of Defence
In office 26 February 2018 – 1 January 2019
President	Michel Temer
Preceded by	Raul Jungmann
Succeeded by	Fernando Azevedo e Silva
Chief of Staff of the Brazilian Army
In office 10 May 2011 – 10 April 2014
Minister	Nelson Jobim Celso Amorim
Preceded by	Marius Teixeira Neto
Succeeded by	Adhemar da Costa Machado Filho
Personal details
Born	(1949-12-10) 10 December 1949 (age 74) Barreiros, Pernambuco, Brazil
Political party	REP (Since 2023)
Education	Agulhas Negras Military Academy Brazilian Army Command and General Staff School
Military service
Allegiance	Brazil
Branch/service	Brazilian Army
Years of service	1969–2014
Rank	General
Commands	6th Battalion of Construction Engineering 16th Infantry Brigadier of the Wild
Awards	Order of Defence Merit Order of Military Merit

Joaquim Silva e Luna (born December 10, 1949, in Barreiros, Pernambuco), is a Brazilian politician and former Brazilian Army general who served as Minister of Defence from February 2018 until January 2019.^[1]