Bolsonaro appointed a general as future minister of defense

President-elect of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro appointed Tuesday as future Minister of Defense by Reserve General Fernando Azevedo e Silva former Chief of Staff of the army, who held a key position at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

"Good day, I am announcing the appointment of General Fernando Azevedo e Silva to the post of Minister of Defense. Defense " Bolsonaro said on Twitter, which went Tuesday to Brasilia for a new meeting of his transitional team before his inauguration on January 1 19

Until now, the The extreme right has appointed seven ministers, three of whom are military.

The elected vice-president, Hamilton Mourao is also a reserve general.

Fernando Azevedo e Silva he will succeed another general, Joaquim Silva e Luna first military to occupy the post of Minister of Defense since the creation of this portfolio in 1999, which brought together the ministries of the United States. Aeronautics, Navy and the Army in one and the same unit.

General reserve since September Azevedo e Silva has worked in recent months as special adviser to the President of the Supreme Court, Dias Toffoli.

In August, while he was still chief of the army staff, he advocated a climate of "conciliation" and "tolerance" for the elections of the same year. October, during which Bolsonaro was elected.

Exparacaidista, Azevedo e Silva coincided with Bolsonaro at the Agulhas Negras Military School in Rio de Janeiro in the 1970s .

In 2013, left-wing President Dilma Rousseff appointed her to the head of the Olympic Public Authority, in charge of coordinating the work and preparations for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games .

In 2014, he was promoted to the rank of general and in 2015, he was responsible for the military command of East of Rio de Janeiro. He was Chief of Staff of the Brazilian Army from September 2016 to August 2018.

Bolsonaro also named Lieutenant-Colonel and Astronaut Marcos Pontes at the Ministry of Science and Technology and the General Reserve . ] Augusto Heleno – Director of the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Haiti – head of the government responsible for institutional security

The liberal Paulo Guedes will lead the "superministry" of the economy, the anti-corruption judge Sergio Moro will be responsible for the Ministry of Justice and Public Security and the deputy Tereza Cristina da Costa was appointed to the head of agriculture.

Bolsonaro should be next Indicate the names chosen for three other key ministries: Foreign Affairs, Health and Education.