Carlos de Almeida Baptista Júnior

Commander of the Brazilian Air Force

Lieutenant-Brigadier Carlos de Almeida Baptista Júnior


Commander of the Brazilian Air Force
In office 12 April 2021 – 2 January 2023
President	Jair Bolsonaro
Minister	Walter Braga Netto Paulo Sérgio Nogueira
Preceded by	Antonio Carlos Moretti Bermudez
Succeeded by	Marcelo Kanitz Damasceno

Personal details
Born	(1960-09-05) 5 September 1960 (age 63) Rio de Janeiro, Guanabara, Brazil
Military service
Allegiance	Brazil
Branch/service	Brazilian Air Force
Years of service	1975–present
Rank	Lieutenant-Brigadier

Carlos de Almeida Baptista Júnior (born 5 September 1960 in Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian military, Lieutenant-Brigadier of the Air, and Commander of the Brazilian Air Force. Baptista Júnior became commander in April 2021,^[1] replacing Antonio Carlos Moretti Bermudez.^[2]

Personal life

Baptista Júniore joined the Air Force on 3 March 1975 and was promoted to Lieutenant Brigadier in 2018.^[3] He is son of the Former Commander of the Air Force, Lieutenant-Brigadier of the Air, Carlos de Almeida Baptista, who was in command between 1999 and 2003.^[2]

Military Awards

Order of Defence Merit (Grand Officer) ^[a]
Order of Aeronautical Merit (Grand Officer) ^[b]
Order of Naval Merit (Grand Officer) ^[c]
Order of Military Merit (Grand Officer - Grande-Oficial)
Order of Military Judiciary Merit (Grand Officer)
Santos-Dumont Merit Medal

Notelist

^ Portuguese: Ordem do Mérito da Defesa - Grande-Oficial
^ Portuguese: Ordem do Mérito Aeronáutico - Grande-Oficial
^ Portuguese: Ordem do Mérito Naval - Grande-Oficial

References

^ "Asumen los nuevos comandantes de la Fuerzas Armadas Brasileñas". Zona Militar (in Spanish). 1 April 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Força Aérea Brasileira tem novo Comandante". Brazilian Air Force (in Portuguese). 12 April 2021.
^ "Conheça o novo Comandante da Força Aérea: Brig Baptista Junior". Defesa Aerea e Naval (in Portuguese). 12 April 2021.