Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has sacked General Julio César de Arruda as commander of the army and appointed General Tomás Ribeiro Paiva to the post, the Brazilian press reported this Saturday.
The announcement came a day after Lula da Silva met in Brasilia with Defense Minister José Musio Monteiro and with Army, Navy, Admiral Marcos Sampaio Olsen and Air Force Commanders, Brigadier Lieutenant Marcelo Kanitz. Damascene.
The change also comes two weeks after the invasion of the headquarters of the Congress, the Presidency and the Federal Supreme Court in Brasilia by thousands of sympathizers and supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro, who left power on January 1st.
Author: Portuguese
Source: CM Jornal
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