Santos Cruz

General
Carlos Alberto dos Santos Cruz
Minister-Secretary of Government of Brazil
In office
1 January 2019  13 June 2019
PresidentJair Bolsonaro
Preceded byCarlos Marun
Succeeded byLuiz Eduardo Ramos
Force Commander of MONUSCO
In office
April 2013  December 2015
HeadMartin Kobler
Preceded byChander Prakash
Succeeded byDerrick Mgwebi
Force Commander of MINUSTAH
In office
January 2007  April 2009
HeadEdmond Mulet
Hédi Annabi
Preceded byJosé Elito Carvalho Siqueira
Succeeded byFloriano Peixoto Vieira Neto
Personal details
Born
Carlos Alberto dos Santos Cruz

(1952-06-01) 1 June 1952
Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Political partyPODE (2021–present)
SpouseDora Regina Gondim
Military service
Allegiance
Branch/service Brazilian Army
Years of service1968–2019
Rank Divisional General
Commands
Awards

Divisional general Carlos Alberto dos Santos Cruz (born 1 June 1952) is a Brazilian military officer who previously held the post of Force Commander of the United Nations' peacekeeping force in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (known by its acronym, MONUSCO). He was appointed to this position by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on 17 May 2013 and replaced by Derrick Mbuyiselo Mgwebi on 29 December 2015. He was Minister-Secretary of Government of Brazil, nominated by President Jair Bolsonaro, from 1 January 2019 to 13 June 2019.