President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva participated this Friday morning, April 19, in Brasília, in the Army Day celebration event. The institution has completed 376 years of history and currently has more than 200,000 men and women.
The event at the Army Headquarters of the Urban Military Sector was attended by the Minister of Defense, José Múcio, the Army Commander, General Tomás Miguel Miné Ribeiro Paiva, as well as high-ranking representatives of the Armed Forces and military personnel who make up the effective.
During the event, civil and military authorities and institutions that provided relevant services to the Army were awarded the “Order of Military Merit” and the “Brazilian Army Medal”.
In the speech read by General Tomás Miguel Miné Ribeiro, he recalled that the emergence of the Army is attributed to the First Battle of Guararapes, on April 19, 1648, which marked the union between Portuguese and Brazilians who, despite being outnumbered, defeated the forces Dutch who sought to invade the Captaincy of Pernambuco. The general reinforced the State character of the Army in its role of promoting peace and defending the country’s borders and natural resources in all biomes.
“We are part of a State Institution, based on hierarchy and discipline, which remains cohesive through the cult of values consecrated since Guararapes. We are always ready to guarantee the country’s sovereignty, protecting our borders and guarding our wealth, as well as carrying out subsidiary actions that contribute to national development, help with environmental preservation and alleviate the suffering of the population in the midst of natural disasters”, he stated. the general.