Floriano Peixoto Vieira Neto

For the 2nd President of Brazil, see Floriano Peixoto.

Floriano Peixoto Vieira Neto (born 22 May 1954) is a retired Divisional General of the Brazilian Army and former commander of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH). Born in Minas Gerais, he is a graduate of the Agulhas Negras Military Academy and has served as commander of three different army battalions and also as liaison officer of the Brazilian Army and instructor at the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York. From April 2009 to April 2010, Div. Gen. Floriano Peixoto was the commander of MINUSTAH, under mandate of the United Nations Security Council.^[1]

Floriano Peixoto
President of Correios
Incumbent
Assumed office 7 August 2019
Preceded by	Juarez Cunha
General Secretary of the Presidency
In office 18 February 2019 – 20 June 2019
President	Jair Bolsonaro
Preceded by	Gustavo Bebianno
Succeeded by	Jorge de Oliveira Francisco
Commander of MINUSTAH
In office April 2009 – March 2010
Head	Hédi Annabi Edmond Mulet
Preceded by	Carlos Alberto dos Santos Cruz
Succeeded by	Luiz Guilherme Paul Cruz
Personal details
Born	Floriano Peixoto Vieira Neto (1954-05-22) 22 May 1954 (age 71) Tombos, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Military service
Allegiance	Brazil
Branch/service	Brazilian Army
Rank	Divisional General
Commands	MINUSTAH 12th Light Infantry Brigadier 2nd Army Division
Awards	United Nations Medal (MINUSTAH - Haiti)

He assumed the position of Chief Minister of the General Secretariat of the Presidency of the Republic of Brazil, replacing Gustavo Bebianno.^[2] Later, he was transferred to the Brazilian Company of Post Offices and Telegraphs (Correios), replacing General Juarez Cunha, and was replaced in the Secretariat-General by the Sub-Chief of Legal Affairs for the Chief of Staff, Jorge de Oliveira Francisco.^[3]

Awards

• United Nations Medal (MINUSTAH - Haiti)