Pujol graduated in 1977 from the Brazilian Military Academy
Academia Militar das Agulhas Negras (AMAN), ranked first in his class in the
Cavalry branch. He also achieved first place in his class at the Advanced Course, Escola de Aperfeiçoamento de Oficias (EsAO) and the Command and General Staff School
Escola de Comando e Estado-Maior do Exército (Brazil) (ECEME). He has been awarded the silver
Hermes medal with three gold crowns. As a general officer, he commanded the 1st Mechanized Cavalry Brigade, located in
Santiago,
Rio Grande do Sul and between 25 April 2009 and 29 April 2011 was the
Commander of AMAN. He was appointed by the
United Nations Secretary-General as Force Commander of the
United Nations Stabilisation Mission in Haiti (
MINUSTAH) on 27 March 2013. In 2018, he was Chief of the Army Science and Technology Department and was appointed by President-elect
Jair Bolsonaro to be
Brazilian Army Commander.
Awards • Marshal Hermes Medal • • Medal of the Peacekeeper ==References==