José Múcio Monteiro Filho – Minister of Defense

Current Minister of Defense of Brazil, taking office in January 2023 under Lula's third administration. He is a civil engineer and an experienced politician, with a background as a federal deputy, Minister of the Federal Court of Accounts (TCU), and Secretary of Institutional Relations, focusing on political coordination and dialogue.

Profile and Resume of José Múcio Monteiro:

• Birth: September 25, 1948, in Recife (PE).

• Education: Civil Engineer, graduated from the Polytechnic School of the University of Pernambuco (UPE) in 1971.

Political and Public Experience:

• Early Career: Vice-mayor (1975–1982) and Mayor of Rio Formoso-PE (1982–1983).

• Management: Secretary of Transport, Communication, and Energy of Pernambuco; Municipal Secretary of Planning for Recife.

• Congress: Federal Deputy for five consecutive terms (1991–2007).

• Cabinet: Minister-Chief of the Secretariat of Institutional Relations (2007–2009).

• TCU: Minister of the Federal Court of Accounts (2009–2020), serving as President of the body (2018–2020).

• Role: Recognized as a moderate negotiator, focused on dialogue between the government, Congress, and the Armed Forces.