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10 Apr 2021 / 08:59 H. (Adds comments in letter from potential candidates) BRASILIA, March 31 (Reuters) - Brazil s Defense Ministry on Wednesday named new commanders of its armed forces, a day after the previous three chiefs were sacked as part of President Jair Bolsonaro s unprecedented attempt to meddle in the military. Paulo Sergio Nogueira de Oliveira will take over the army, Almir Garnier the navy and Carlos Almeida Baptista Júnior the air force, said Defense Minister Walter Braga Netto in his first news conference since assuming his new role this week. As he announced the names, Braga Netto said the armed forces remained faithful to their constitutional mission. ....
Braga Netto called for unity in fighting the pandemic. Brazil s Defense Ministry appointed late Wednesday the new chiefs of staff for its three armed forces following the decision of their predecessors to turn in their resignations in support of deposed Defense Minister Fernando Azevedo e Silva, who has been replaced by Walter Braga Netto in a major cabinet reshuffle by President Jair Bolsonaro over the past week. Paulo Sergio Nogueira de Oliveira will take over the Army, Almir Garnier will head the Navy and Baptista Júnior is as of now in charge of the Air Force, Braga Netto announced as he underlined that the Armed Forces would remain faithful to their constitutional mission. ....
International Brazil’s Defense Ministry on Wednesday named new commanders of its armed forces, a day after the previous three chiefs were sacked as part of President Jair Bolsonaro’s unprecedented attempt to meddle in the military. Paulo Sergio Nogueira de Oliveira will take over the army, Almir Garnier the navy and Carlos Almeida Baptista Júnior the air force, said Defense Minister Walter Braga Netto in his first news conference since assuming his new role this week. As he announced the names, Braga Netto said the armed forces remained faithful to their constitutional mission. “The military has not been found wanting in the past and will not be found wanting when the country needs it,” he said. ....
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