Paulo Sérgio Nogueira de Oliveira
{{short description|Commander of the Brazilian Army}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-prefix = General
| name = Paulo Sérgio Nogueira
| image = 14-04-2022 - Foto oficial do Sr Ministro da Defesa Paulo Sérgio Nogueira de Oliveira (52005140979).jpg
| office = Minister of Defence
| term_start = 31 March 2022
| term_end = 1 January 2023
| president = Jair Bolsonaro
| predecessor = Walter Braga Netto
| successor = José Múcio
| office1 = Commander of the Brazilian Army
| term_start1 = 31 March 2021
| term_end1 = 31 March 2022
| president1 = Jair Bolsonaro
| minister1 = Walter Braga Netto
| predecessor1 = Edson Leal Pujol
| successor1 = Marco Antônio Freire Gomes
| office2 = Commander of the Northern Military Command
| term_start2 = 23 April 2018
| term_end2 = 26 August 2020
| predecessor2 = Carlos Alberto Neiva Barcellos
| successor2 = Sérgio de Costa Negraes
| birth_name = Paulo Sérgio Nogueira de Oliveira
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1958|8|28|df=y}}
| birth_place = Iguatu, Ceará, Brazil
| allegiance = {{flag|Brazil}}
| branch = {{army|Brazil}}
| serviceyears = 1974–2022
| rank = 25px Army general
| commands = {{Plainlist|
- 10th Battalion of Light Infantry-Mountain
- 16th Brigade of Jungle Infantry
- 12th Military Region
- Northern Military Command
}}
}}
Paulo Sérgio Nogueira de Oliveira (born 28 September 1958, in Iguatu) is a Brazilian Army general who served as minister of defence of Brazil.{{cite web|url=https://www.focus.jor.br/nascido-em-iguatu-general-paulo-sergio-e-escolhido-para-comandar-o-exercito/|title=Nascido em Iguatu, general Paulo Sérgio é escolhido para comandar o Exército|website=Focus.jor|language=pt|date=31 March 2021|accessdate=5 April 2021}}
Military career
From the Military School of Fortaleza, he started his military career on 4 March 1974, at the Brazilian Army Preparatory School for Cadets (EsPCEx), moving in 1977 to the Agulhas Negras Military Academy, where he was promoted to aspirant on 15 December 1980.{{cite web|url=https://diariodonordeste.verdesmares.com.br/politica/cearense-paulo-sergio-nogueira-e-o-novo-comandante-do-exercito-do-brasil-1.3067561|title=Cearense Paulo Sérgio Nogueira é o novo comandante do Exército do Brasil|website=Diário do Nordeste|language=pt|date=31 March 2021|accessdate=5 April 2021}}
During his military life, Nogueira was instructor at the Agulhas Negras Military Academy in three opportunities, being, in one of them, Commander of the Infantry Class.{{cite web|url=https://www.metropoles.com/brasil/politica-brasil/saiba-quem-e-o-general-paulo-sergio-novo-comandante-do-exercito|title=Saiba quem é o general Paulo Sérgio, novo comandante do Exército|website=Metrópoles|language=pt|first=Luciana|last=Lima|date=31 March 2021|accessdate=5 April 2021}}
In 1994, he was Sub-Commander of the 2nd Battalion of Jungle Infantry, in Belém. He was also Staff Official of the 12th Military Region, in Manaus. Commander the 10th Battalion of Light Infantry-Mountain, in Juiz de Fora. Nogueira was head of the 5th Section of Command of the 10th Military Region, in Fortaleza.
Also, as Colonel, he was attache of the Brazilian Army and Air Force Naval Defence in Mexico, Head of the Section of Official Promotions and Sub-Director of the Board of Evaluations and Promotions.
Military awards
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Category:Defence ministers of Brazil
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