Geraldo Magela

Geraldo Quintão
Minister of Defense
In office
24 January 2000  1 January 2003
PresidentFernando Henrique Cardoso
Preceded byÉlcio Álvares
Succeeded byJosé Viegas Filho
Attorney General of the Union
In office
6 July 1993  24 January 2000
PresidentItamar Franco
Fernando Henrique Cardoso
Preceded byTarcísio de Almeida Cunha
Succeeded byGilmar Mendes
Personal details
Born
Geraldo Magela da Cruz Quintão

(1935-07-01)1 July 1935
Taquaraçu de Minas, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Died27 December 2024(2024-12-27) (aged 89)
ProfessionAttorney
Awards Order of Military Merit (Grand Cross - Grã-Cruz)

Geraldo Magela da Cruz Quintão (1 July 1935 – 27 December 2024) was a Brazilian politician. Magela also served as the Brazilian Minister of Defence from 2000 to 2002. Magela died on 27 December 2024, at the age of 89.