Tag: Fernando Azevedo e Silva

• Friday, April 2nd 2021 - 09:37 UTC

  Brazil appoints new chiefs-of-staff for three armed forces

  

  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predecessors to turn in their resignations in support of deposed Defense Minister Fernando Azevedo e Silva, who has been replaced by Walter Braga Netto in a major cabinet reshuffle by President Jair Bolsonaro over the past week.

• Monday, June 10th 2019 - 09:24 UTC

  Brazil will supply Argentina with German built submarines in need of repair

  

  Brazil will be supplying the Argentine navy with four IKL German manufactured submarines, two at a time, which are in need of repair and refurbishment before they become operational, and also help with the training of personnel for the vessels.

• Wednesday, March 27th 2019 - 06:42 UTC

  Bolsonaro's decision to commemorate military coup opposed by federal prosecutors office

  

  Brazil's federal prosecutor's office on Tuesday said it was opposed to far-right President Jair Bolsonaro's plan to allow the armed forces to officially commemorate the 55th anniversary of Brazil's military coup this weekend.