Luiz Eduardo Ramos

Luiz Eduardo Ramos Baptista Pereira (born 12 June 1956) is a Brazilian Army four-star General, who was the Secretary of Government for President Jair Bolsonaro,^[1][2] succeeding Lieutenant General Carlos Alberto dos Santos Cruz.^[3]

Luiz Eduardo Ramos
General Secretary of the Presidency
In office 26 July 2021 – 31 December 2022
President	Jair Bolsonaro
Preceded by	Onyx Lorenzoni
Succeeded by	Márcio Macêdo
Chief of Staff of the Presidency
In office 29 March 2021 – 26 July 2021
President	Jair Bolsonaro
Preceded by	Walter Souza Braga Netto
Succeeded by	Ciro Nogueira
Secretary of Government
In office 13 June 2019 – 29 March 2021
President	Jair Bolsonaro
Preceded by	Carlos Alberto dos Santos Cruz
Succeeded by	Flávia Arruda
Personal details
Born	(1956-06-12) 12 June 1956 (age 69) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Spouse	Ligia Faria Baptista Pereira
Military service
Allegiance	Brazil United Nations
Branch/service	Brazilian Army
Years of service	1973–present
Rank	Army General
Commands	Southeastern Military Command 1st Army Division 11th Military Region MINUSTAH 8th Motorized Infantry Brigade 9th Motorized Infantry Battalion
Awards	Order of Military Merit (Grand Cross - Grã-Cruz) (Brazil) United Nations Medal (MINUSTAH - Haiti) (United Nations)

Military career

He joined the military career on 8 March 1973,^[2] at the Army Cadets Preparatory School, and was declared an Infantry Officer on 14 December 1979, at the Agulhas Negras Military Academy. He was promoted to his current rank on 25 November 2017.

He was formerly a Commander of the 11th Military Region, in Brasília, and of the 1st Army Division, in Rio de Janeiro. General Ramos also acted as Force Commander of United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) and was the Army's Deputy Chief of Staff.^[4][5]

Since 3 May 2018, he is the Southeastern Military Commander.^[6]

Awards

• Order of Military Merit (Grand Cross - Grã-Cruz) (Brazil)
• United Nations Medal (MINUSTAH - Haiti) (United Nations)

Political career

Ramos was appointed by Bolsonaro to replace General Santos Cruz as government secretary on 13 June 2019 after Cruz had public clashes with the radical ideological wing of the government, including Bolsonaro's son Carlos, and the writer Olavo de Carvalho.^[7][8] Cruz was the third cabinet member to be dismissed since Bolsonaro's inauguration, and Ramos' appointment kept the number of military men in Bolsonaro's cabinet at 8 out of 22 positions.^[8]