Luiz Eduardo Ramos

Luiz Eduardo Ramos Baptista Pereira (born 12 June 1956) is a Brazilian Army four-star General, who is the current Secretary of Government of President Jair Bolsonaro,[1][2] succeeding Lieutenant General Carlos Alberto dos Santos Cruz.[3]

Luiz Eduardo Ramos
Secretary of Government of Brazil
Assumed office
13 June 2019
PresidentJair Bolsonaro
Preceded byCarlos Alberto dos Santos Cruz
Personal details
Born (1956-06-12) 12 June 1956
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
NationalityBrazilian
Spouse(s)Ligia Faria Baptista Pereira
Military service
Allegiance Brazil
 United Nations
Branch/service Brazilian Army
Years of service1973–present
Rank Army General
Commands
AwardsOrder of Military Merit (Grand Cross)

Military career

He joined the military career on 8 March 1973,[2] at the Army Cadets Preparatory School, and was declared an Infantry Officer on 14 December 1979, at the Agulhas Negras Military Academy. He was promoted to his current rank on 25 November 2017.

He was formerly a Commander of the 11th Military Region, in Brasília, and of the 1st Army Division, in Rio de Janeiro. General Ramos also acted as Force Commander of United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) and was the Army's Deputy Chief of Staff.[4][5]

Since 3 May 2018, he is the Southeastern Military Commander.[6]

Political career

Ramos was appointed by Bolsonaro to replace General Santos Cruz as government secretary on 13 June 2019 after Cruz had public clashes with the radical ideological wing of the government, including Bolsonaro's son Carlos, and the writer Olavo de Carvalho.[7][8] Cruz was the third cabinet member to be dismissed since Bolsonaro's inauguration, and Ramos' appointment kept the number of military men in Bolsonaro's cabinet at 8 out of 22 positions.[8]

References
  1. Camarotti, Gerson (13 June 2019). "Bolsonaro escolhe general Ramos para Secretaria de Governo a fim de evitar atrito com ala militar". G1 (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  2. Poder360 (13 June 2019). "Bolsonaro demite Santos Cruz; general Ramos será o substituto". Poder 360 (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  3. "Diário Oficial da União" (in Portuguese).
  4. Caleiro, João Pedro (13 June 2019). "General Luiz Eduardo Ramos será o novo ministro da Secretaria do Governo". Exame (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  5. Bermúdez, Ana Carla (13 June 2019). "Quem é o general Ramos, que assume a Secretaria de Governo". UOL (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  6. "Comando Militar do Sudeste possui novo comandante" (in Portuguese). Exército Brasileiro. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  7. Iglesias, Simone Preissler; Lima, Mario Sergio (13 June 2019). "Bolsonaro fires moderate cabinet member General Santos Cruz". Bloomberg. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  8. AFP (13 June 2019). "Brazil's Bolsonaro sacks third minister in six months". Yahoo! News. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
Political offices
Preceded by
Carlos Alberto dos Santos Cruz		 Secretary of Government of Brazil
2019–present		 Incumbent
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