Antonio Hamilton Martins Mour茫o
Guest Speaker
Professional Affiliation
Vice President of the Republic of Brazil
Expert Bio
Born on August 15, 1953 in the city of Porto Alegre (RS), Vice President Antonio Hamilton Martins Mour茫o is the son of Division General Antonio Hamilton Mour茫o and Wanda Coronel Martins Mour茫o. In 1972, he joined the Agulhas Negras Military Academy (Aman), headquartered in Resende (RJ), and was declared Aspirant Officer of the Artillery Arms on December 12, 1975. In addition to Training and Improvement courses, Mour茫o completed the High Military Studies and Army Policy, Strategy and Senior Administration degrees of the Army Command and General Staff School, and has also undertaken Basic Paratrooper, Master Parachuting, Military Freefall and Jungle Warfare courses. Mour茫o has served in a number of posts and roles throughout his military career, including as instructor at the Agulhas Negras Military Academy, member of the United Nations Angola Verification Mission III, Military Attach茅 at the Brazilian Embassy in Venezuela and Commander the 27th Campaign Artillery Group in Iju铆 (RS). With a long military career, Hamilton Mour茫o was elected to the position he considers the greatest challenge of his life: to be Vice President of the Republic. As General Officer, he also commanded the 2nd Jungle Infantry Brigade in S茫o Gabriel da Cachoeira (AM) and the 6th Army Division in Porto Alegre (RS), in addition to posts as Military Commander of the South and Secretary of Economy and Finance of the Army. He also presided over the Military Club of the city of Rio de Janeiro. After leaving active duty in February 2018, Mour茫o joined the PRTB party, thus beginning his political career.
