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Fernando Azevedo e Silva

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Fernando Azevedo e Silva is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Fernando Azevedo e Silva · Фернанду Азеведу-и-Силва · فرناندو آزودو و سیلوا · فرناندو آزيفيدو إي سيلفا · 费尔南多·阿泽维多·席尔瓦				[sources]
Alias	General Azevedo e Silva				[sources]
Weak alias	费尔南多·阿泽维多				[sources]
Birth date	1954-02-04				[sources]
Place of birth	Rio de Janeiro				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Citizenship	Brazil				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Fernando				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q58586921				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	en.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	Minister of Defense of Brazil (2019-2021)				[sources]
Education	Academia Militar das Agulhas Negras				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-09	Last processed	2026-04-27	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

Brazilian politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

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Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories350,779

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Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons282,564

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions522,254

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

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