Joaquim Silva e Luna

Joaquim Silva e Luna
Silva e Luna in 2015
Mayor of Foz do Iguaçu
Assumed office
1 January 2025
Vice MayorRicardo Nascimento
Preceded byChico Brasileiro
President of Petrobras
In office
16 April 2021  28 March 2022
Appointed byJair Bolsonaro
Preceded byRoberto Castello Branco
Succeeded byJosé Mauro Ferreira Coelho
Director-General of Itaipu Binacional
In office
26 February 2019  7 April 2021
Appointed byJair Bolsonaro
Preceded byMarcos Vitorio Stamm
Succeeded byJoão Francisco Ferreira
Minister of Defence
In office
26 February 2018  1 January 2019
PresidentMichel Temer
Preceded byRaul Jungmann
Succeeded byFernando Azevedo e Silva
Chief of Staff of the Brazilian Army
In office
10 May 2011  10 April 2014
Minister
Preceded byMarius Teixeira Neto
Succeeded byAdhemar da Costa Machado Filho
Personal details
Born (1949-12-10) 10 December 1949
Barreiros, Pernambuco, Brazil
Political partyPL (2024–present)
Other political
affiliations
Republicanos (2023–2024)
Alma mater
Military service
Allegiance Brazil
Branch/service Brazilian Army
Years of service1969–2014
Rank General
Commands
  • 6th Battalion of Construction Engineering
  • 16th Infantry Brigadier of the Wild
Awards

Joaquim Silva e Luna (born 10 December 1949, in Barreiros, Pernambuco), is a Brazilian politician and former Brazilian Army general who served as Minister of Defence from February 2018 until January 2019.