Back والتر براغا نيتو Arabic Walter Braga Netto Spanish والتر سوزا براگا نتو Persian Braga Netto Portuguese Walter Braga Netto SIMPLE
Walter Braga Netto | |
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 Official portrait, 2021 | |
| Minister of Defence | |
| In office 30 March 2021 – 1 April 2022 | |
| President | Jair Bolsonaro |
| Preceded by | Fernando Azevedo e Silva |
| Succeeded by | Paulo Sérgio Nogueira de Oliveira |
| Chief of Staff of the Presidency | |
| In office 18 February 2020 – 29 March 2021 | |
| President | Jair Bolsonaro |
| Preceded by | Onyx Lorenzoni |
| Succeeded by | Luiz Eduardo Ramos |
| Chief of the Brazilian Army General Staff | |
| In office 29 March 2019 – 18 February 2020 | |
| President | Jair Bolsonaro |
| Preceded by | Paulo Humberto Cesar de Oliveira |
| Succeeded by | Marcos Antonio Amaro dos Santos |
| Federal intervenor in Rio de Janeiro | |
| In office 18 February 2018 – 31 December 2018 | |
| President | Michel Temer |
| Governor | Luiz Fernando Pezão Francisco Dornelles (interim) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 March 1957 Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
| Political party | PL (since 2022) |
| Alma mater | Agulhas Negras Military Academy |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Brazil |
| Branch/service |  Brazilian Army |
| Years of service | 1975–2020 |
| Rank |  General |
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Walter Souza Braga Netto (born 11 March 1957) is a retired Brazilian army general and former Minister of Defence. Braga was Commander of the Eastern Military Command and, until 31 December 2018, Federal Interventor in the Public Security of the state of Rio de Janeiro.[1] He unsuccessfully ran for Vice President of Brazil as running mate of Jair Bolsonaro in 2022,[2] narrowly losing to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Geraldo Alckmin.[3]
On November 19, 2024, a Federal Police investigation came to light implicating Braga Netto and other former members of the Bolsonaro administration in a suspected coup plot. The plan allegedly included the assassination of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Geraldo Alckmin, and Alexandre de Moraes, who were, at the time, the president-elect, vice president-elect, and president of the Superior Electoral Court, respectively. On November 21, 2024, Braga Netto was formally indicted by the Federal Police.[4] On December 14, 2024, he was arrested by Federal Police for allegedly hindering investigations.[5]
- ^ Abrantes, Talita (16 February 2018). "Quem é o general que vai comandar a intervenção federal no RJ". Exame (in Portuguese). Retrieved 12 February 2020.
- ^ "Hardline general vs pragmatic centrist: Brazil's VP duel". France 24. 2022-10-30. Retrieved 2022-11-02.
- ^ "Lula Wins Brazil's Presidential Election". Time. Retrieved 2022-12-20.
- ^ "Meeting on coup d'état held at Braga Netto's residence". Agencia Brasil. Retrieved 2024-11-21.
- ^ "Brazil's ex-defense minister arrested for meddling in coup probe". Reuters. Retrieved 2024-12-14.
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