Renato Rodrigues de Aguiar Freire

Renato Rodrigues de Aguiar Freire
Chief of the Joint Staff of the Armed Forces
Assumed office
January 9, 2023
PresidentLula da Silva
MinisterJosé Múcio
Preceded byLaerte de Souza Santos
Personal details
Born (1960-09-03) 3 September 1960 (age 64)[1]
Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
Military service
Branch/service Brazilian Navy
Years of service1981–present
Rank Admiral

Renato Rodrigues de Aguiar Freire (born September 3, 1960) is a Brazilian military officer. He has served under President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva as Chief of the Joint General Staff of the Armed Forces since January 9, 2023.[2] Prior to this, he served as Chief of Naval Staff.[3]

  1. ^ "General de Exército Laerte de Souza Santos". Gov.br (in Portuguese).
  2. ^ Andrade, Thamirys (2023-01-06). "Forças Armadas: Governo Lula nomeia chefe do Estado-Maior". pleno.news (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-09-23.
  3. ^ "The Lula government will be made up of 37 ministries". Agenzia Nova. 2022-12-18. Retrieved 2023-09-23.