Floriano Peixoto Vieira Neto (born 22 May 1954) is a retired Divisional General of the Brazilian Army and former commander of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH). Born in Minas Gerais, he is a graduate of the Agulhas Negras Military Academy and has served as commander of three different army battalions and also as liaison officer of the Brazilian Army and instructor at the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York. From April 2009 to April 2010, Div. Gen. Floriano Peixoto was the commander of MINUSTAH, under mandate of the United Nations Security Council.[1]
Floriano Peixoto | |
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| President of Correios | |
| Assumed office 7 August 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Juarez Cunha |
| General Secretary of the Presidency | |
| In office 18 February 2019 – 20 June 2019 | |
| President | Jair Bolsonaro |
| Preceded by | Gustavo Bebianno |
| Succeeded by | Jorge de Oliveira Francisco |
| Commander of MINUSTAH | |
| In office April 2009 – March 2010 | |
| Head | Hédi Annabi Edmond Mulet |
| Preceded by | Carlos Alberto dos Santos Cruz |
| Succeeded by | Luiz Guilherme Paul Cruz |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Floriano Peixoto Vieira Neto 22 May 1954 Tombos, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Brazil |
| Branch/service |  Brazilian Army |
| Rank |  Divisional General |
| Commands | MINUSTAH 12th Light Infantry Brigadier 2nd Army Division |
| Awards | |
He assumed the position of Chief Minister of the General Secretariat of the Presidency of the Republic of Brazil, replacing Gustavo Bebianno.[2] Later, he was transferred to the Brazilian Company of Post Offices and Telegraphs (Correios), replacing General Juarez Cunha, and was replaced in the Secretariat-General by the Sub-Chief of Legal Affairs for the Chief of Staff, Jorge de Oliveira Francisco.[3]
Awards
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References
edit- ^ Araújo, Carla (6 December 2018). "General Floriano Peixoto integrará Secretaria-Geral da Presidência" (in Portuguese). Valor Econômico.
- ^ "Quem é Floriano Peixoto, oitavo militar a se tornar ministro de Bolsonaro" (in Portuguese). Correio Braziliense. 18 February 2019.
- ^ "PM da reserva amigo da família Bolsonaro assume Secretaria-Geral da Presidência" (in Portuguese). Folha de S. Paulo. 21 June 2019.
External links
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- Official biography at the United Nations
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