Júlio Cesar de Arruda

Júlio Cesar de Arruda (born 9 January 1959) is a general in the Brazilian Army. He has served as chief of the army's Department of Engineering and Construction. He was the commander of the Brazilian Army from 30 December 2022 to 21 January 2023.

Biography Arruda was born on 9 January 1959 in Cuiabá. He joined the army in 1975. Júlio Cesar de Arruda was appointed in coordination with the transition team of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, so that the change of command would take place before Lula's inauguration. In the aftermath of the attack, Lula administration officials arrived at the headquarters of the Brazilian Army to detain insurrectionists at a pro-Bolsonaro camp on the lawn adjacent to the army headquarters. The officials were faced tanks and lines of soldiers, and Júlio Cesar de Arruda told Minister of Justice Flávio Dino: "You are not going to arrest people here."

Lula relieved Arruda of his post as commander of the army on 21 January 2023, replacing him with .