Brazilian President Silva fires army chief in aftermath of capital uprising

The official website of the Brazilian armed forces said Gen. Julio Cesar de Arruda had been removed as head of the army

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
AP Brasilia
1 min read Last Updated : Jan 22 2023 | 7:12 AM IST

President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva fired Brazil's army chief on Saturday amid concerns over threats to the country's democracy following the January 8 uprising in the capital by far-right protesters.

The official website of the Brazilian armed forces said Gen. Julio Cesar de Arruda had been removed as head of the army.

He was replaced by Gen. Toms Miguel Ribeiro Paiva, who was head of the Southeast Military Command.

In recent weeks, the military has been targeted by Lula after supporters of former President Jair Bolsonaro stormed through government buildings and destroyed public property. Lula said several times in public that there were definitely people in the army who allowed the rioting to occur.

(Only the headline and picture of this report may have been reworked by the Business Standard staff; the rest of the content is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)

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Topics :BrazilLula SilvaLatin America

First Published: Jan 22 2023 | 7:12 AM IST

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