Decree formalizes change of command in the Army; read the profile of Júlio Cesar de Arruda

The early change of Army command was considered an ideological gesture and a show of insubordination on the part of Bolsonaro government commanders. However, the future Minister of Defense, José Múcio, says it is something “absolutely calm” and “without political bias”. (The Globe) 🚥

Profile of the new Army commander

General Júlio Cesar de Arruda is the current head of the Army's Engineering and Construction department. Born on January 9, 1959, in Cuiabá, he joined the Army in 1975. Two years later, he joined the Agulhas Negras Military Academy.

During his military life, he served in engineering units in Itajubá (MG), Rio de Janeiro-RJ, Cuiabá and Brasília. As a lieutenant colonel, he was an advisor to the Institutional Security Office of the Presidency of the Republic (2000-2001) and commanded the 1st Special Forces Battalion, in Goiânia, in the 2005-2006 biennium.

As a colonel, he took the Army Policy, Strategy and Senior Management course. He commanded the Army Administration School / Military College of Salvador, was an instructor at the Reserve Officer Preparation Center in Itajubá (MG), the Officer Improvement School and the Army Command and General Staff School.

Abroad, he was a Military Observer for the Second United Nations Verification Mission in Angola (UnavemI I) and advisor for Brazilian Military Cooperation in Paraguay. He took the Counterterrorism and Interagency Cooperation course at the National Defense University in the United States.

As a general officer, he was commander of the Agulhas Negras Military Academy in Resende (RJ), commander of Special Operations in Goiânia, director of Higher Military Education in Rio de Janeiro, deputy commander of Land Operations in Brasília, deputy head of the Engineering department and Construction also in Brasília and military commander of the East in Rio de Janeiro.

Among the decorations he was awarded are the Gold Military Medal with Platinum Passer, the Order of Military Merit – Grand Cross, the Order of Aeronautical Merit – Grand Officer, the Order of Naval Merit – Grand Officer, and the Order of Defense Merit – Grand Officer.

(Source: Agência Brasil)

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